diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index f9c1ed002dbc..d640a8b4dcbc 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -1524,6 +1524,11 @@ retry:
 	 */
 	if (ctx->is_active) {
 		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->lock);
+		/*
+		 * Reload the task pointer, it might have been changed by
+		 * a concurrent perf_event_context_sched_out().
+		 */
+		task = ctx->task;
 		goto retry;
 	}
 
@@ -1967,6 +1972,11 @@ retry:
 	 */
 	if (ctx->is_active) {
 		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->lock);
+		/*
+		 * Reload the task pointer, it might have been changed by
+		 * a concurrent perf_event_context_sched_out().
+		 */
+		task = ctx->task;
 		goto retry;
 	}