diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 4c6e8cad7004..f6094e7f6216 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 100360f03077663b7bef3af44805b6cf700c3bee
+refs/heads/master: 3854a771821c970065e3203a0b40ddc4101538cc
diff --git a/trunk/kernel/exit.c b/trunk/kernel/exit.c
index 93d2711b9381..a7799d8a6404 100644
--- a/trunk/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/trunk/kernel/exit.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ static void __exit_signal(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	BUG_ON(!sig);
 	BUG_ON(!atomic_read(&sig->count));
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	sighand = rcu_dereference(tsk->sighand);
 	spin_lock(&sighand->siglock);
 
@@ -136,7 +135,6 @@ static void __exit_signal(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	tsk->signal = NULL;
 	tsk->sighand = NULL;
 	spin_unlock(&sighand->siglock);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	__cleanup_sighand(sighand);
 	clear_tsk_thread_flag(tsk,TIF_SIGPENDING);