diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 9a01e51b25f4..b23e70db3b6e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -7199,7 +7199,11 @@ static int cpu_cgroup_css_online(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_UCLAMP_TASK_GROUP
 	/* Propagate the effective uclamp value for the new group */
+	mutex_lock(&uclamp_mutex);
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	cpu_util_update_eff(css);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	mutex_unlock(&uclamp_mutex);
 #endif
 
 	return 0;
@@ -7289,6 +7293,9 @@ static void cpu_util_update_eff(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
 	enum uclamp_id clamp_id;
 	unsigned int clamps;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&uclamp_mutex);
+	SCHED_WARN_ON(!rcu_read_lock_held());
+
 	css_for_each_descendant_pre(css, top_css) {
 		uc_parent = css_tg(css)->parent
 			? css_tg(css)->parent->uclamp : NULL;