diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
index 5fe709982caa..ab7ae57773e1 100644
--- a/kernel/kthread.c
+++ b/kernel/kthread.c
@@ -149,29 +149,6 @@ struct task_struct *kthread_create(int (*threadfn)(void *data),
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create);
 
-/**
- * kthread_bind - bind a just-created kthread to a cpu.
- * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
- * @cpu: cpu (might not be online, must be possible) for @k to run on.
- *
- * Description: This function is equivalent to set_cpus_allowed(),
- * except that @cpu doesn't need to be online, and the thread must be
- * stopped (i.e., just returned from kthread_create()).
- */
-void kthread_bind(struct task_struct *k, unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	/* Must have done schedule() in kthread() before we set_task_cpu */
-	if (!wait_task_inactive(k, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE)) {
-		WARN_ON(1);
-		return;
-	}
-	set_task_cpu(k, cpu);
-	k->cpus_allowed = cpumask_of_cpu(cpu);
-	k->rt.nr_cpus_allowed = 1;
-	k->flags |= PF_THREAD_BOUND;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_bind);
-
 /**
  * kthread_stop - stop a thread created by kthread_create().
  * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index bf21adb6c9fc..5cb7d637e33a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -1996,6 +1996,38 @@ static inline void check_class_changed(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p,
 		p->sched_class->prio_changed(rq, p, oldprio, running);
 }
 
+/**
+ * kthread_bind - bind a just-created kthread to a cpu.
+ * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
+ * @cpu: cpu (might not be online, must be possible) for @k to run on.
+ *
+ * Description: This function is equivalent to set_cpus_allowed(),
+ * except that @cpu doesn't need to be online, and the thread must be
+ * stopped (i.e., just returned from kthread_create()).
+ *
+ * Function lives here instead of kthread.c because it messes with
+ * scheduler internals which require locking.
+ */
+void kthread_bind(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	/* Must have done schedule() in kthread() before we set_task_cpu */
+	if (!wait_task_inactive(p, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE)) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&rq->lock, flags);
+	set_task_cpu(p, cpu);
+	p->cpus_allowed = cpumask_of_cpu(cpu);
+	p->rt.nr_cpus_allowed = 1;
+	p->flags |= PF_THREAD_BOUND;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rq->lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_bind);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 /*
  * Is this task likely cache-hot: