diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 78c40dd2e19..95f248ba36c 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -906,6 +906,7 @@ extern void free_task(struct task_struct *tsk);
 #define get_task_struct(tsk) do { atomic_inc(&(tsk)->usage); } while(0)
 
 extern void __put_task_struct_cb(struct rcu_head *rhp);
+extern void __put_task_struct(struct task_struct *t);
 
 static inline void put_task_struct(struct task_struct *t)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index b3f7a1bb5e5..b1341205be2 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -108,10 +108,8 @@ void free_task(struct task_struct *tsk)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(free_task);
 
-void __put_task_struct_cb(struct rcu_head *rhp)
+void __put_task_struct(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	struct task_struct *tsk = container_of(rhp, struct task_struct, rcu);
-
 	WARN_ON(!(tsk->exit_state & (EXIT_DEAD | EXIT_ZOMBIE)));
 	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&tsk->usage));
 	WARN_ON(tsk == current);
@@ -126,6 +124,12 @@ void __put_task_struct_cb(struct rcu_head *rhp)
 		free_task(tsk);
 }
 
+void __put_task_struct_cb(struct rcu_head *rhp)
+{
+	struct task_struct *tsk = container_of(rhp, struct task_struct, rcu);
+	__put_task_struct(tsk);
+}
+
 void __init fork_init(unsigned long mempages)
 {
 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_TASK_STRUCT_ALLOCATOR