diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 15ac0e1e4f4de9dde14a6fe17e9b3d6e059a4baf..f50edadfdd86b0f9fbc680d00c70a017970f3d34 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -415,11 +415,11 @@ static struct css_set *find_css_set(
 
 	/* First see if we already have a cgroup group that matches
 	 * the desired set */
-	write_lock(&css_set_lock);
+	read_lock(&css_set_lock);
 	res = find_existing_css_set(oldcg, cgrp, template);
 	if (res)
 		get_css_set(res);
-	write_unlock(&css_set_lock);
+	read_unlock(&css_set_lock);
 
 	if (res)
 		return res;