diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
index d43d25acc95a..153628277a48 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
@@ -1528,9 +1528,13 @@ static void cpuset_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
 	cgroup_taskset_first(tset, &css);
 	cs = css_cs(css);
 
-	cpus_read_lock();
 	mutex_lock(&cpuset_mutex);
 
+	/*
+	 * It should hold cpus lock because a cpu offline event can
+	 * cause set_cpus_allowed_ptr() failed.
+	 */
+	get_online_cpus();
 	/* prepare for attach */
 	if (cs == &top_cpuset)
 		cpumask_copy(cpus_attach, cpu_possible_mask);
@@ -1549,6 +1553,7 @@ static void cpuset_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
 		cpuset_change_task_nodemask(task, &cpuset_attach_nodemask_to);
 		cpuset_update_task_spread_flag(cs, task);
 	}
+       put_online_cpus();
 
 	/*
 	 * Change mm for all threadgroup leaders. This is expensive and may
@@ -1584,7 +1589,6 @@ static void cpuset_attach(struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
 		wake_up(&cpuset_attach_wq);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
-	cpus_read_unlock();
 }
 
 /* The various types of files and directories in a cpuset file system */