diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 1a9787a..f86434d 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 		detach_pid(p, PIDTYPE_PGID);
 		detach_pid(p, PIDTYPE_SID);
 
-		list_del_init(&p->tasks);
+		list_del_rcu(&p->tasks);
 		__get_cpu_var(process_counts)--;
 	}
 	list_del_rcu(&p->thread_group);