diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 7dcf6e9f2b04..9a236ffe2aa4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -1737,9 +1737,12 @@ static void clear_ftrace_pid(struct pid *pid)
 {
 	struct task_struct *p;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	do_each_pid_task(pid, PIDTYPE_PID, p) {
 		clear_tsk_trace_trace(p);
 	} while_each_pid_task(pid, PIDTYPE_PID, p);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
 	put_pid(pid);
 }
 
@@ -1747,9 +1750,11 @@ static void set_ftrace_pid(struct pid *pid)
 {
 	struct task_struct *p;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	do_each_pid_task(pid, PIDTYPE_PID, p) {
 		set_tsk_trace_trace(p);
 	} while_each_pid_task(pid, PIDTYPE_PID, p);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 static void clear_ftrace_pid_task(struct pid **pid)