diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 563f39518f7f..90577a7a3a51 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -6987,6 +6987,10 @@ perf_sample_ustack_size(u16 stack_size, u16 header_size,
 	if (!regs)
 		return 0;
 
+	/* No mm, no stack, no dump. */
+	if (!current->mm)
+		return 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check if we fit in with the requested stack size into the:
 	 * - TASK_SIZE
@@ -7685,6 +7689,9 @@ perf_callchain(struct perf_event *event, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	const u32 max_stack = event->attr.sample_max_stack;
 	struct perf_callchain_entry *callchain;
 
+	if (!current->mm)
+		user = false;
+
 	if (!kernel && !user)
 		return &__empty_callchain;
 
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 3540b2c9b1b6..03a1dd32e6ff 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -858,6 +858,15 @@ void __noreturn do_exit(long code)
 	tsk->exit_code = code;
 	taskstats_exit(tsk, group_dead);
 
+	/*
+	 * Since sampling can touch ->mm, make sure to stop everything before we
+	 * tear it down.
+	 *
+	 * Also flushes inherited counters to the parent - before the parent
+	 * gets woken up by child-exit notifications.
+	 */
+	perf_event_exit_task(tsk);
+
 	exit_mm();
 
 	if (group_dead)
@@ -874,14 +883,6 @@ void __noreturn do_exit(long code)
 	exit_task_work(tsk);
 	exit_thread(tsk);
 
-	/*
-	 * Flush inherited counters to the parent - before the parent
-	 * gets woken up by child-exit notifications.
-	 *
-	 * because of cgroup mode, must be called before cgroup_exit()
-	 */
-	perf_event_exit_task(tsk);
-
 	sched_autogroup_exit_task(tsk);
 	cgroup_exit(tsk);