diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index bfee931ee3fbf7f91045f7b6db6f7eb75c3b4644..88ef51ca84de022059dda6145568482a4ee723b2 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -543,11 +543,15 @@ void mm_release(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm)
 
 	/* Get rid of any futexes when releasing the mm */
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUTEX
-	if (unlikely(tsk->robust_list))
+	if (unlikely(tsk->robust_list)) {
 		exit_robust_list(tsk);
+		tsk->robust_list = NULL;
+	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-	if (unlikely(tsk->compat_robust_list))
+	if (unlikely(tsk->compat_robust_list)) {
 		compat_exit_robust_list(tsk);
+		tsk->compat_robust_list = NULL;
+	}
 #endif
 #endif