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diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index a4077e90f19f..40b76e351e64 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -1263,6 +1263,10 @@ struct sighand_struct *__lock_task_sighand(struct task_struct *tsk,
struct sighand_struct *sighand;
for (;;) {
+ /*
+ * Disable interrupts early to avoid deadlocks.
+ * See rcu_read_unlock() comment header for details.
+ */
local_irq_save(*flags);
rcu_read_lock();
sighand = rcu_dereference(tsk->sighand);