diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/processor.h
index 4cc9bf53074b..58eaaccd3cf0 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ void show_cacheinfo(struct seq_file *m);
 /* Free all resources held by a thread. */
 static inline void release_thread(struct task_struct *tsk) { }
 
-/* Free guarded storage control block for current */
-void exit_thread_gs(void);
+/* Free guarded storage control block */
+void guarded_storage_release(struct task_struct *tsk);
 
 unsigned long get_wchan(struct task_struct *p);
 #define task_pt_regs(tsk) ((struct pt_regs *) \
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/guarded_storage.c b/arch/s390/kernel/guarded_storage.c
index 4920cf6ffa00..65b0eca2128c 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/guarded_storage.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/guarded_storage.c
@@ -11,13 +11,10 @@
 #include <asm/guarded_storage.h>
 #include "entry.h"
 
-void exit_thread_gs(void)
+void guarded_storage_release(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	preempt_disable();
-	kfree(current->thread.gs_cb);
-	kfree(current->thread.gs_bc_cb);
-	current->thread.gs_cb = current->thread.gs_bc_cb = NULL;
-	preempt_enable();
+	kfree(tsk->thread.gs_cb);
+	kfree(tsk->thread.gs_bc_cb);
 }
 
 static int gs_enable(void)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/process.c b/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
index a7c6c5e944c7..0ecadd349106 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ extern void kernel_thread_starter(void);
  */
 void exit_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	if (tsk == current)
-		exit_thread_gs();
 }
 
 void flush_thread(void)
@@ -59,6 +57,7 @@ void flush_thread(void)
 void arch_release_task_struct(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	runtime_instr_release(tsk);
+	guarded_storage_release(tsk);
 }
 
 int arch_dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *dst, struct task_struct *src)