diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 99ce46f51889..aea9852f1c22 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -4100,7 +4100,9 @@ static int bpf_task_fd_query(const union bpf_attr *attr,
 	if (attr->task_fd_query.flags != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	task = get_pid_task(find_vpid(pid), PIDTYPE_PID);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	if (!task)
 		return -ENOENT;