diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c
index 2ade21b54dc4..ff6a8099eb2a 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ int cgroup_attach_task_all(struct task_struct *from, struct task_struct *tsk)
 	int retval = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&cgroup_mutex);
+	cpus_read_lock();
 	percpu_down_write(&cgroup_threadgroup_rwsem);
 	for_each_root(root) {
 		struct cgroup *from_cgrp;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ int cgroup_attach_task_all(struct task_struct *from, struct task_struct *tsk)
 			break;
 	}
 	percpu_up_write(&cgroup_threadgroup_rwsem);
+	cpus_read_unlock();
 	mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
 
 	return retval;