diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 3ce5ae9e3d2d..175db258942f 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -234,23 +234,20 @@ static int check_mem_permission(struct task_struct *task)
 
 struct mm_struct *mm_for_maps(struct task_struct *task)
 {
-	struct mm_struct *mm = get_task_mm(task);
-	if (!mm)
+	struct mm_struct *mm;
+
+	if (mutex_lock_killable(&task->cred_guard_mutex))
 		return NULL;
-	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
-	task_lock(task);
-	if (task->mm != mm)
-		goto out;
-	if (task->mm != current->mm &&
-	    __ptrace_may_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_READ) < 0)
-		goto out;
-	task_unlock(task);
+
+	mm = get_task_mm(task);
+	if (mm && mm != current->mm &&
+			!ptrace_may_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_READ)) {
+		mmput(mm);
+		mm = NULL;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&task->cred_guard_mutex);
+
 	return mm;
-out:
-	task_unlock(task);
-	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
-	mmput(mm);
-	return NULL;
 }
 
 static int proc_pid_cmdline(struct task_struct *task, char * buffer)
diff --git a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
index 6f61b7cc32e0..9bd8be1d235c 100644
--- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ static void *m_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 	mm = mm_for_maps(priv->task);
 	if (!mm)
 		return NULL;
+	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 
 	tail_vma = get_gate_vma(priv->task);
 	priv->tail_vma = tail_vma;
diff --git a/fs/proc/task_nommu.c b/fs/proc/task_nommu.c
index 64a72e2e7650..8f5c05d3dbd3 100644
--- a/fs/proc/task_nommu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/task_nommu.c
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ static void *m_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 		priv->task = NULL;
 		return NULL;
 	}
+	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 
 	/* start from the Nth VMA */
 	for (p = rb_first(&mm->mm_rb); p; p = rb_next(p))