diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 11f9e39a7368..171c9a9d7b00 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -788,7 +788,6 @@ void do_exit(long code)
 		disassociate_ctty(1);
 	exit_task_namespaces(tsk);
 	exit_task_work(tsk);
-	check_stack_usage();
 	exit_thread();
 
 	/*
@@ -842,6 +841,7 @@ void do_exit(long code)
 
 	validate_creds_for_do_exit(tsk);
 
+	check_stack_usage();
 	preempt_disable();
 	if (tsk->nr_dirtied)
 		__this_cpu_add(dirty_throttle_leaks, tsk->nr_dirtied);