diff --git a/kernel/sched/membarrier.c b/kernel/sched/membarrier.c
index a39bed2c784f..168479a7d61b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/membarrier.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/membarrier.c
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ static int membarrier_private_expedited(int flags)
 		 */
 		if (cpu == raw_smp_processor_id())
 			continue;
-		rcu_read_lock();
 		p = rcu_dereference(cpu_rq(cpu)->curr);
 		if (p && p->mm == mm)
 			__cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, tmpmask);