--- m/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
+++ n/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
@@ -267,8 +267,10 @@ static int rcu_print_task_stall(struct r
 	struct task_struct *ts[8];
 
 	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
-	if (!rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(rnp))
+	if (!rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(rnp)) {
+		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
 		return 0;
+	}
 	pr_err("\tTasks blocked on level-%d rcu_node (CPUs %d-%d):",
 	       rnp->level, rnp->grplo, rnp->grphi);
 	t = list_entry(rnp->gp_tasks->prev,