diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 5c0964dc805a..e10de9836dd7 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ void release_task(struct task_struct *p)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	proc_flush_task(p);
+	cgroup_release(p);
 
 	write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
 	ptrace_release_task(p);
@@ -219,7 +220,6 @@ void release_task(struct task_struct *p)
 	}
 
 	write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
-	cgroup_release(p);
 	release_thread(p);
 	call_rcu(&p->rcu, delayed_put_task_struct);