diff --git a/kernel/events/uprobes.c b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
index 7a22db17f3b5..4c8fc82fc27a 100644
--- a/kernel/events/uprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
@@ -1724,6 +1724,7 @@ void uprobe_free_utask(struct task_struct *t)
 	if (!utask)
 		return;
 
+	t->utask = NULL;
 	if (utask->active_uprobe)
 		put_uprobe(utask->active_uprobe);
 
@@ -1733,7 +1734,6 @@ void uprobe_free_utask(struct task_struct *t)
 
 	xol_free_insn_slot(t);
 	kfree(utask);
-	t->utask = NULL;
 }
 
 /*