diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index eed35eded602..a878b5332daa 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -1240,6 +1240,7 @@ static int wake_affine(struct sched_domain *sd, struct task_struct *p, int sync)
 	 * effect of the currently running task from the load
 	 * of the current CPU:
 	 */
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (sync) {
 		tg = task_group(current);
 		weight = current->se.load.weight;
@@ -1275,6 +1276,7 @@ static int wake_affine(struct sched_domain *sd, struct task_struct *p, int sync)
 		balanced = this_eff_load <= prev_eff_load;
 	} else
 		balanced = true;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	/*
 	 * If the currently running task will sleep within