diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 40381df..9fa212b0 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -1340,8 +1340,10 @@
 	prstatus->pr_info.si_signo = prstatus->pr_cursig = signr;
 	prstatus->pr_sigpend = p->pending.signal.sig[0];
 	prstatus->pr_sighold = p->blocked.sig[0];
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	prstatus->pr_ppid = task_pid_vnr(rcu_dereference(p->real_parent));
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	prstatus->pr_pid = task_pid_vnr(p);
-	prstatus->pr_ppid = task_pid_vnr(p->real_parent);
 	prstatus->pr_pgrp = task_pgrp_vnr(p);
 	prstatus->pr_sid = task_session_vnr(p);
 	if (thread_group_leader(p)) {
@@ -1382,8 +1384,10 @@
 			psinfo->pr_psargs[i] = ' ';
 	psinfo->pr_psargs[len] = 0;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	psinfo->pr_ppid = task_pid_vnr(rcu_dereference(p->real_parent));
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	psinfo->pr_pid = task_pid_vnr(p);
-	psinfo->pr_ppid = task_pid_vnr(p->real_parent);
 	psinfo->pr_pgrp = task_pgrp_vnr(p);
 	psinfo->pr_sid = task_session_vnr(p);