diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 6122f386dd5d..8af30f579c15 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -1109,9 +1109,11 @@ static void put_pwq_unlocked(struct pool_workqueue *pwq)
 		 * As both pwqs and pools are RCU protected, the
 		 * following lock operations are safe.
 		 */
+		rcu_read_lock();
 		local_spin_lock_irq(pendingb_lock, &pwq->pool->lock);
 		put_pwq(pwq);
 		local_spin_unlock_irq(pendingb_lock, &pwq->pool->lock);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/localversion-rt b/localversion-rt
index 75493460c41f..66a5ed8bf3d7 100644
--- a/localversion-rt
+++ b/localversion-rt
@@ -1 +1 @@
--rt51
+-rt52