diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
index 372644126b0d..c4af3c05663f 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
@@ -596,9 +596,7 @@ static void show_rcu_tasks_classic_gp_kthread(void)
  */
 void exit_tasks_rcu_start(void) __acquires(&tasks_rcu_exit_srcu)
 {
-	preempt_disable();
 	current->rcu_tasks_idx = __srcu_read_lock(&tasks_rcu_exit_srcu);
-	preempt_enable();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -610,9 +608,7 @@ void exit_tasks_rcu_finish(void) __releases(&tasks_rcu_exit_srcu)
 {
 	struct task_struct *t = current;
 
-	preempt_disable();
 	__srcu_read_unlock(&tasks_rcu_exit_srcu, t->rcu_tasks_idx);
-	preempt_enable();
 	exit_tasks_rcu_finish_trace(t);
 }