diff --git a/kernel/cgroup_freezer.c b/kernel/cgroup_freezer.c
index b1724ce..12bfedb 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup_freezer.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup_freezer.c
@@ -186,23 +186,15 @@
 {
 	struct freezer *freezer;
 
-	/*
-	 * No lock is needed, since the task isn't on tasklist yet,
-	 * so it can't be moved to another cgroup, which means the
-	 * freezer won't be removed and will be valid during this
-	 * function call.  Nevertheless, apply RCU read-side critical
-	 * section to suppress RCU lockdep false positives.
-	 */
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	freezer = task_freezer(task);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	/*
 	 * The root cgroup is non-freezable, so we can skip the
 	 * following check.
 	 */
 	if (!freezer->css.cgroup->parent)
-		return;
+		goto out;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&freezer->lock);
 	BUG_ON(freezer->state == CGROUP_FROZEN);
@@ -210,7 +202,10 @@
 	/* Locking avoids race with FREEZING -> THAWED transitions. */
 	if (freezer->state == CGROUP_FREEZING)
 		freeze_task(task);
+
 	spin_unlock_irq(&freezer->lock);
+out:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 /*