diff --git a/include/linux/oom.h b/include/linux/oom.h
index f209b68..5e3aa83 100644
--- a/include/linux/oom.h
+++ b/include/linux/oom.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
 extern unsigned long badness(struct task_struct *p, struct mem_cgroup *mem,
 		      const nodemask_t *nodemask, unsigned long uptime);
 
+extern struct task_struct *find_lock_task_mm(struct task_struct *p);
+
 /* sysctls */
 extern int sysctl_oom_dump_tasks;
 extern int sysctl_oom_kill_allocating_task;
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index ea5f5edf..f52b0a1 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include <linux/mm_inline.h>
 #include <linux/page_cgroup.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
+#include <linux/oom.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
@@ -838,10 +839,13 @@
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct mem_cgroup *curr = NULL;
+	struct task_struct *p;
 
-	task_lock(task);
-	curr = try_get_mem_cgroup_from_mm(task->mm);
-	task_unlock(task);
+	p = find_lock_task_mm(task);
+	if (!p)
+		return 0;
+	curr = try_get_mem_cgroup_from_mm(p->mm);
+	task_unlock(p);
 	if (!curr)
 		return 0;
 	/*
diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index d3def05..5014e50 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
  * pointer.  Return p, or any of its subthreads with a valid ->mm, with
  * task_lock() held.
  */
-static struct task_struct *find_lock_task_mm(struct task_struct *p)
+struct task_struct *find_lock_task_mm(struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	struct task_struct *t = p;