--- x/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ y/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -137,7 +137,10 @@ struct task_struct *find_lock_task_mm(st
 	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	for_each_thread(p, t) {
+		if (!tryget_task_struct(t))
+			continue;
 		task_lock(t);
+		put_task_struct(t);
 		if (likely(t->mm))
 			goto found;
 		task_unlock(t);