diff --git a/fs/fcntl.c b/fs/fcntl.c
index 54cc85d3338e..b2d06c845a18 100644
--- a/fs/fcntl.c
+++ b/fs/fcntl.c
@@ -848,11 +848,11 @@ int send_sigurg(struct fown_struct *fown)
 			send_sigurg_to_task(p, fown, type);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 	} else {
-		read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
+		read_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
 		do_each_pid_task(pid, type, p) {
 			send_sigurg_to_task(p, fown, type);
 		} while_each_pid_task(pid, type, p);
-		read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
+		read_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
 	}
  out_unlock_fown:
 	read_unlock_irqrestore(&fown->lock, flags);