diff --git a/kernel/softlockup.c b/kernel/softlockup.c
index 4b493f6..ada1fcd 100644
--- a/kernel/softlockup.c
+++ b/kernel/softlockup.c
@@ -187,7 +187,9 @@ static int watchdog(void *__bind_cpu)
 {
 	struct sched_param param = { .sched_priority = MAX_RT_PRIO-1 };
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	sched_setscheduler(current, SCHED_FIFO, &param);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	/* initialize timestamp */
 	__touch_softlockup_watchdog();
diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index 5a5ea2c..47ecc56 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -1272,6 +1272,9 @@ 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;
@@ -1298,6 +1301,7 @@ static int wake_affine(struct sched_domain *sd, struct task_struct *p, int sync)
 		100*(this_load + effective_load(tg, this_cpu, weight, weight)) <=
 		imbalance*(load + effective_load(tg, prev_cpu, 0, weight));
 
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	/*
 	 * If the currently running task will sleep within
 	 * a reasonable amount of time then attract this newly