diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 4ab105a2a8f9..d481c129a822 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1526,26 +1526,6 @@ static inline unsigned long wait_task_inactive(struct task_struct *p,
 }
 #endif
 
-/*
- * Protects ->fs, ->files, ->mm, ->group_info, ->comm, keyring
- * subscriptions and synchronises with wait4().  Also used in procfs.  Also
- * pins the final release of task.io_context.  Also protects ->cpuset and
- * ->cgroup.subsys[]. And ->vfork_done.
- *
- * Nests both inside and outside of read_lock(&tasklist_lock).
- * It must not be nested with write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock),
- * neither inside nor outside.
- */
-static inline void task_lock(struct task_struct *p)
-{
-	spin_lock(&p->alloc_lock);
-}
-
-static inline void task_unlock(struct task_struct *p)
-{
-	spin_unlock(&p->alloc_lock);
-}
-
 /* set thread flags in other task's structures
  * - see asm/thread_info.h for TIF_xxxx flags available
  */
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/task.h b/include/linux/sched/task.h
index 1be049a18d1b..2be9fde588a7 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/task.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/task.h
@@ -91,4 +91,24 @@ static inline struct vm_struct *task_stack_vm_area(const struct task_struct *t)
 }
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Protects ->fs, ->files, ->mm, ->group_info, ->comm, keyring
+ * subscriptions and synchronises with wait4().  Also used in procfs.  Also
+ * pins the final release of task.io_context.  Also protects ->cpuset and
+ * ->cgroup.subsys[]. And ->vfork_done.
+ *
+ * Nests both inside and outside of read_lock(&tasklist_lock).
+ * It must not be nested with write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock),
+ * neither inside nor outside.
+ */
+static inline void task_lock(struct task_struct *p)
+{
+	spin_lock(&p->alloc_lock);
+}
+
+static inline void task_unlock(struct task_struct *p)
+{
+	spin_unlock(&p->alloc_lock);
+}
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_SCHED_TASK_H */
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c
index 08d2cb605101..abc585858685 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/sched/signal.h>
+#include <linux/sched/task.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/delayacct.h>
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/namespace.c b/kernel/cgroup/namespace.c
index cff7ea62c38f..96d38dab6fb2 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/namespace.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "cgroup-internal.h"
 
-#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/sched/task.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/nsproxy.h>
 #include <linux/proc_ns.h>