diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index a00273db024b..ebc1c5bec512 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -240,9 +240,10 @@ repeat:
 
 	cgroup_release(p);
 
+	thread_pid = get_pid(p->thread_pid);
+
 	write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
 	ptrace_release_task(p);
-	thread_pid = get_pid(p->thread_pid);
 	__exit_signal(p);
 
 	/*