diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 85f358a5d5eb..2cfb829864c6 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1766,7 +1766,9 @@ void getrusage(struct task_struct *p, int who, struct rusage *r)
 	unsigned long maxrss;
 	struct mm_struct *mm;
 	struct signal_struct *sig = p->signal;
+	unsigned int seq = 0;
 
+retry:
 	memset(r, 0, sizeof(*r));
 	utime = stime = 0;
 	maxrss = 0;
@@ -1778,8 +1780,7 @@ void getrusage(struct task_struct *p, int who, struct rusage *r)
 		goto out_thread;
 	}
 
-	if (!lock_task_sighand(p, &flags))
-		return;
+	flags = read_seqbegin_or_lock_irqsave(&sig->stats_lock, &seq);
 
 	switch (who) {
 	case RUSAGE_BOTH:
@@ -1807,14 +1808,23 @@ void getrusage(struct task_struct *p, int who, struct rusage *r)
 		r->ru_oublock += sig->oublock;
 		if (maxrss < sig->maxrss)
 			maxrss = sig->maxrss;
+
+		rcu_read_lock();
 		__for_each_thread(sig, t)
 			accumulate_thread_rusage(t, r);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+
 		break;
 
 	default:
 		BUG();
 	}
-	unlock_task_sighand(p, &flags);
+
+	if (need_seqretry(&sig->stats_lock, seq)) {
+		seq = 1;
+		goto retry;
+	}
+	done_seqretry_irqrestore(&sig->stats_lock, seq, flags);
 
 	if (who == RUSAGE_CHILDREN)
 		goto out_children;