diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 546774a..45ed043 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@
 	BUG_ON(!sig);
 	BUG_ON(!atomic_read(&sig->count));
 
-	sighand = rcu_dereference(tsk->sighand);
+	sighand = rcu_dereference_check(tsk->sighand,
+					rcu_read_lock_held() ||
+					lockdep_is_held(&tasklist_lock));
 	spin_lock(&sighand->siglock);
 
 	posix_cpu_timers_exit(tsk);
@@ -170,8 +172,10 @@
 repeat:
 	tracehook_prepare_release_task(p);
 	/* don't need to get the RCU readlock here - the process is dead and
-	 * can't be modifying its own credentials */
+	 * can't be modifying its own credentials. But shut RCU-lockdep up */
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	atomic_dec(&__task_cred(p)->user->processes);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	proc_flush_task(p);
 
@@ -473,9 +477,11 @@
 	/*
 	 * It is safe to dereference the fd table without RCU or
 	 * ->file_lock because this is the last reference to the
-	 * files structure.
+	 * files structure.  But use RCU to shut RCU-lockdep up.
 	 */
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	fdt = files_fdtable(files);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	for (;;) {
 		unsigned long set;
 		i = j * __NFDBITS;
@@ -521,10 +527,12 @@
 		 * at the end of the RCU grace period. Otherwise,
 		 * you can free files immediately.
 		 */
+		rcu_read_lock();
 		fdt = files_fdtable(files);
 		if (fdt != &files->fdtab)
 			kmem_cache_free(files_cachep, files);
 		free_fdtable(fdt);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 }