diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
index 45892dc4b72a..f65e5b521dbd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -608,6 +608,9 @@ static int ptrace_write_dr7(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned long data)
 	unsigned len, type;
 	struct perf_event *bp;
 
+	if (ptrace_get_breakpoints(tsk) < 0)
+		return -ESRCH;
+
 	data &= ~DR_CONTROL_RESERVED;
 	old_dr7 = ptrace_get_dr7(thread->ptrace_bps);
 restore:
@@ -655,6 +658,9 @@ restore:
 		}
 		goto restore;
 	}
+
+	ptrace_put_breakpoints(tsk);
+
 	return ((orig_ret < 0) ? orig_ret : rc);
 }
 
@@ -668,10 +674,17 @@ static unsigned long ptrace_get_debugreg(struct task_struct *tsk, int n)
 
 	if (n < HBP_NUM) {
 		struct perf_event *bp;
+
+		if (ptrace_get_breakpoints(tsk) < 0)
+			return -ESRCH;
+
 		bp = thread->ptrace_bps[n];
 		if (!bp)
-			return 0;
-		val = bp->hw.info.address;
+			val = 0;
+		else
+			val = bp->hw.info.address;
+
+		ptrace_put_breakpoints(tsk);
 	} else if (n == 6) {
 		val = thread->debugreg6;
 	 } else if (n == 7) {
@@ -686,6 +699,10 @@ static int ptrace_set_breakpoint_addr(struct task_struct *tsk, int nr,
 	struct perf_event *bp;
 	struct thread_struct *t = &tsk->thread;
 	struct perf_event_attr attr;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ptrace_get_breakpoints(tsk) < 0)
+		return -ESRCH;
 
 	if (!t->ptrace_bps[nr]) {
 		ptrace_breakpoint_init(&attr);
@@ -709,24 +726,23 @@ static int ptrace_set_breakpoint_addr(struct task_struct *tsk, int nr,
 		 * writing for the user. And anyway this is the previous
 		 * behaviour.
 		 */
-		if (IS_ERR(bp))
-			return PTR_ERR(bp);
+		if (IS_ERR(bp)) {
+			err = PTR_ERR(bp);
+			goto put;
+		}
 
 		t->ptrace_bps[nr] = bp;
 	} else {
-		int err;
-
 		bp = t->ptrace_bps[nr];
 
 		attr = bp->attr;
 		attr.bp_addr = addr;
 		err = modify_user_hw_breakpoint(bp, &attr);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
 	}
 
-
-	return 0;
+put:
+	ptrace_put_breakpoints(tsk);
+	return err;
 }
 
 /*