diff --git a/block/ioprio.c b/block/ioprio.c
index f9821080c92c..f0ee9cc33d17 100644
--- a/block/ioprio.c
+++ b/block/ioprio.c
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(ioprio_get, int, which, int, who)
 				pgrp = task_pgrp(current);
 			else
 				pgrp = find_vpid(who);
+			read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
 			do_each_pid_thread(pgrp, PIDTYPE_PGID, p) {
 				tmpio = get_task_ioprio(p);
 				if (tmpio < 0)
@@ -215,6 +216,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(ioprio_get, int, which, int, who)
 				else
 					ret = ioprio_best(ret, tmpio);
 			} while_each_pid_thread(pgrp, PIDTYPE_PGID, p);
+			read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
+
 			break;
 		case IOPRIO_WHO_USER:
 			uid = make_kuid(current_user_ns(), who);