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diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 1056422bc101..2c0b1c02920f 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -212,7 +212,12 @@ static void __exit_signal(struct release_task_post *post, struct task_struct *ts
__unhash_process(post, tsk, group_dead);
write_sequnlock(&sig->stats_lock);
- tsk->sighand = NULL;
+ /*
+ * Ensure that all preceeding state is visible. Pairs with
+ * the smp_acquire__after_ctrl_dep() in the sighand == NULL
+ * path of lock_task_sighand().
+ */
+ smp_store_release(&tsk->sighand, NULL);
spin_unlock(&sighand->siglock);
__cleanup_sighand(sighand);