diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup.h b/include/linux/cgroup.h
index ed3e92e41c6e..3cb7d04308cd 100644
--- a/include/linux/cgroup.h
+++ b/include/linux/cgroup.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct cgroup_subsys_state {
 
 	unsigned long flags;
 	/* ID for this css, if possible */
-	struct css_id *id;
+	struct css_id __rcu *id;
 };
 
 /* bits in struct cgroup_subsys_state flags field */
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ struct cgroup {
 	struct list_head children;	/* my children */
 
 	struct cgroup *parent;		/* my parent */
-	struct dentry *dentry;	  	/* cgroup fs entry, RCU protected */
+	struct dentry __rcu *dentry;	/* cgroup fs entry, RCU protected */
 
 	/* Private pointers for each registered subsystem */
 	struct cgroup_subsys_state *subsys[CGROUP_SUBSYS_COUNT];
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 1e2a6db2d7dd..bbffd087476c 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ struct task_struct {
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CGROUPS
 	/* Control Group info protected by css_set_lock */
-	struct css_set *cgroups;
+	struct css_set __rcu *cgroups;
 	/* cg_list protected by css_set_lock and tsk->alloc_lock */
 	struct list_head cg_list;
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 192f88c5b0f9..e5c5497a7dca 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ struct css_id {
 	 * is called after synchronize_rcu(). But for safe use, css_is_removed()
 	 * css_tryget() should be used for avoiding race.
 	 */
-	struct cgroup_subsys_state *css;
+	struct cgroup_subsys_state __rcu *css;
 	/*
 	 * ID of this css.
 	 */