diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index c9c318bc8673..6583624ad693 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 2f51201662b28dbf8c15fb7eb972bc51c6cc3fa5
+refs/heads/master: 932aeafbe8521a9a9d790152d66020e0fef2029b
diff --git a/trunk/fs/exec.c b/trunk/fs/exec.c
index 1de69cdc0e6c..fc02dadc604a 100644
--- a/trunk/fs/exec.c
+++ b/trunk/fs/exec.c
@@ -641,8 +641,10 @@ static inline int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 		 * before we can safely let the old group leader die.
 		 */
 		sig->real_timer.data = (unsigned long)current;
+		spin_unlock_irq(lock);
 		if (del_timer_sync(&sig->real_timer))
 			add_timer(&sig->real_timer);
+		spin_lock_irq(lock);
 	}
 	while (atomic_read(&sig->count) > count) {
 		sig->group_exit_task = current;
@@ -654,7 +656,6 @@ static inline int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	}
 	sig->group_exit_task = NULL;
 	sig->notify_count = 0;
-	sig->real_timer.data = (unsigned long)current;
 	spin_unlock_irq(lock);
 
 	/*