1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index f92e6298930c..0a8b0aece80d 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -1311,8 +1311,6 @@ int send_sigqueue(int sig, struct sigqueue *q, struct task_struct *p)
          * We return -1, when the task is marked exiting, so
          * posix_timer_event can redirect it to the group leader
          */
-        rcu_read_lock();
-
         if (!likely(lock_task_sighand(p, &flags)))
                 goto out_err;
 
@@ -1323,8 +1321,6 @@ int send_sigqueue(int sig, struct sigqueue *q, struct task_struct *p)
 
         unlock_task_sighand(p, &flags);
 out_err:
-        rcu_read_unlock();
-
         return ret;
 }