diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 6482136f8991..a4d2b7abc3cd 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -5088,23 +5088,28 @@ static inline int nohz_kick_needed(struct rq *rq, int cpu)
 	if (rq->nr_running >= 2)
 		goto need_kick;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	for_each_domain(cpu, sd) {
 		struct sched_group *sg = sd->groups;
 		struct sched_group_power *sgp = sg->sgp;
 		int nr_busy = atomic_read(&sgp->nr_busy_cpus);
 
 		if (sd->flags & SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES && nr_busy > 1)
-			goto need_kick;
+			goto need_kick_unlock;
 
 		if (sd->flags & SD_ASYM_PACKING && nr_busy != sg->group_weight
 		    && (cpumask_first_and(nohz.idle_cpus_mask,
 					  sched_domain_span(sd)) < cpu))
-			goto need_kick;
+			goto need_kick_unlock;
 
 		if (!(sd->flags & (SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES | SD_ASYM_PACKING)))
 			break;
 	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return 0;
+
+need_kick_unlock:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 need_kick:
 	return 1;
 }