diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 772efa45a452..e7b04a321cc1 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -2618,6 +2618,9 @@ static void proc_flush_task_mnt(struct vfsmount *mnt, pid_t pid, pid_t tgid)
 		dput(dentry);
 	}
 
+	if (pid == tgid)
+		return;
+
 	name.name = buf;
 	name.len = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d", tgid);
 	leader = d_hash_and_lookup(mnt->mnt_root, &name);