void futex_exit_release(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-       tsk->futex_state = FUTEX_STATE_EXITING;
-       /*
-        * Ensure that all new tsk->pi_lock acquisitions must observe
-        * FUTEX_STATE_EXITING. Serializes against attach_to_pi_owner().
-        */
-       smp_mb();
        /*
-        * Ensure that we must observe the pi_state in exit_pi_state_list().
+        * Switch the state to FUTEX_STATE_EXITING under tsk->pi_lock.
+        *
+        * This ensures that all subsequent checks of tsk->futex_state in
+        * attach_to_pi_owner() must observe FUTEX_STATE_EXITING with
+        * tsk->pi_lock held.
+        *
+        * It guarantees also that a pi_state which was queued right before
+        * the state change under tsk->pi_lock by a concurrent waiter must
+        * be observed in exit_pi_state_list().
         */
        raw_spin_lock_irq(&tsk->pi_lock);
+       tsk->futex_state = FUTEX_STATE_EXITING;
        raw_spin_unlock_irq(&tsk->pi_lock);
 
        futex_exec_release(tsk);