diff --git a/kernel/capability.c b/kernel/capability.c
index 7f876e60521f0f3f5cda063db39be0177bf50f3f..9e4697e9b276e7429fed888b76c8e4ee19562e4c 100644
--- a/kernel/capability.c
+++ b/kernel/capability.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static inline int cap_get_target_pid(pid_t pid, kernel_cap_t *pEp,
 	if (pid && (pid != task_pid_vnr(current))) {
 		struct task_struct *target;
 
-		read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
+		rcu_read_lock();
 
 		target = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
 		if (!target)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static inline int cap_get_target_pid(pid_t pid, kernel_cap_t *pEp,
 		else
 			ret = security_capget(target, pEp, pIp, pPp);
 
-		read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 	} else
 		ret = security_capget(current, pEp, pIp, pPp);