diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_ctrlmondata.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_ctrlmondata.c
index 0e6210a043f04..bc79396c5dadb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_ctrlmondata.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_ctrlmondata.c
@@ -283,6 +283,16 @@ ssize_t rdtgroup_schemata_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 	}
 	rdt_last_cmd_clear();
 
+	/*
+	 * No changes to pseudo-locked region allowed. It has to be removed
+	 * and re-created instead.
+	 */
+	if (rdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKED) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		rdt_last_cmd_puts("resource group is pseudo-locked\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	for_each_alloc_enabled_rdt_resource(r) {
 		list_for_each_entry(dom, &r->domains, list)
 			dom->have_new_ctrl = false;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
index 08a412e0b47a3..013cbfedc7535 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
@@ -449,6 +449,13 @@ static ssize_t rdtgroup_cpus_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
+	if (rdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKED ||
+	    rdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKSETUP) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		rdt_last_cmd_puts("pseudo-locking in progress\n");
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
 	if (is_cpu_list(of))
 		ret = cpulist_parse(buf, newmask);
 	else
@@ -651,13 +658,22 @@ static ssize_t rdtgroup_tasks_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 	if (kstrtoint(strstrip(buf), 0, &pid) || pid < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	rdtgrp = rdtgroup_kn_lock_live(of->kn);
+	if (!rdtgrp) {
+		rdtgroup_kn_unlock(of->kn);
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
 	rdt_last_cmd_clear();
 
-	if (rdtgrp)
-		ret = rdtgroup_move_task(pid, rdtgrp, of);
-	else
-		ret = -ENOENT;
+	if (rdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKED ||
+	    rdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKSETUP) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		rdt_last_cmd_puts("pseudo-locking in progress\n");
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
+	ret = rdtgroup_move_task(pid, rdtgrp, of);
 
+unlock:
 	rdtgroup_kn_unlock(of->kn);
 
 	return ret ?: nbytes;
@@ -2315,6 +2331,14 @@ static int mkdir_rdt_prepare(struct kernfs_node *parent_kn,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
+	if (rtype == RDTMON_GROUP &&
+	    (prdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKSETUP ||
+	     prdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKED)) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		rdt_last_cmd_puts("pseudo-locking in progress\n");
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
 	/* allocate the rdtgroup. */
 	rdtgrp = kzalloc(sizeof(*rdtgrp), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rdtgrp) {