diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index d9394fcd0e2c..27f4168eaeb1 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -739,8 +739,12 @@ void __noreturn do_exit(long code)
 	int group_dead;
 	TASKS_RCU(int tasks_rcu_i);
 
-	profile_task_exit(tsk);
-	kcov_task_exit(tsk);
+	/*
+	 * We can get here from a kernel oops, sometimes with preemption off.
+	 * Start by checking for critical errors.
+	 * Then fix up important state like USER_DS and preemption.
+	 * Then do everything else.
+	 */
 
 	WARN_ON(blk_needs_flush_plug(tsk));
 
@@ -758,6 +762,16 @@ void __noreturn do_exit(long code)
 	 */
 	set_fs(USER_DS);
 
+	if (unlikely(in_atomic())) {
+		pr_info("note: %s[%d] exited with preempt_count %d\n",
+			current->comm, task_pid_nr(current),
+			preempt_count());
+		preempt_count_set(PREEMPT_ENABLED);
+	}
+
+	profile_task_exit(tsk);
+	kcov_task_exit(tsk);
+
 	ptrace_event(PTRACE_EVENT_EXIT, code);
 
 	validate_creds_for_do_exit(tsk);
@@ -794,13 +808,6 @@ void __noreturn do_exit(long code)
 	 */
 	raw_spin_unlock_wait(&tsk->pi_lock);
 
-	if (unlikely(in_atomic())) {
-		pr_info("note: %s[%d] exited with preempt_count %d\n",
-			current->comm, task_pid_nr(current),
-			preempt_count());
-		preempt_count_set(PREEMPT_ENABLED);
-	}
-
 	/* sync mm's RSS info before statistics gathering */
 	if (tsk->mm)
 		sync_mm_rss(tsk->mm);