1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index b86b7bf1be38..8f051a106676 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1063,11 +1063,15 @@ void symbol_put_addr(void *addr)
         if (core_kernel_text(a))
                 return;
 
-        /* module_text_address is safe here: we're supposed to have reference
-         * to module from symbol_get, so it can't go away. */
+        /*
+         * Even though we hold a reference on the module; we still need to
+         * disable preemption in order to safely traverse the data structure.
+         */
+        preempt_disable();
         modaddr = __module_text_address(a);
         BUG_ON(!modaddr);
         module_put(modaddr);
+        preempt_enable();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(symbol_put_addr);