diff --git a/kernel/cpuset.c b/kernel/cpuset.c
index 8fe6f6b65006a9..e372d9495e42a4 100644
--- a/kernel/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cpuset.c
@@ -983,8 +983,10 @@ static void cpuset_change_task_nodemask(struct task_struct *tsk,
 	need_loop = task_has_mempolicy(tsk) ||
 			!nodes_intersects(*newmems, tsk->mems_allowed);
 
-	if (need_loop)
+	if (need_loop) {
+		local_irq_disable();
 		write_seqcount_begin(&tsk->mems_allowed_seq);
+	}
 
 	nodes_or(tsk->mems_allowed, tsk->mems_allowed, *newmems);
 	mpol_rebind_task(tsk, newmems, MPOL_REBIND_STEP1);
@@ -992,8 +994,10 @@ static void cpuset_change_task_nodemask(struct task_struct *tsk,
 	mpol_rebind_task(tsk, newmems, MPOL_REBIND_STEP2);
 	tsk->mems_allowed = *newmems;
 
-	if (need_loop)
+	if (need_loop) {
 		write_seqcount_end(&tsk->mems_allowed_seq);
+		local_irq_enable();
+	}
 
 	task_unlock(tsk);
 }