diff --git a/kernel/rtmutex.c b/kernel/rtmutex.c
index a273183c37a0..a6fbb4130521 100644
--- a/kernel/rtmutex.c
+++ b/kernel/rtmutex.c
@@ -189,6 +189,19 @@ int rt_mutex_adjust_prio_chain(struct task_struct *task,
 	if (!waiter || !waiter->task)
 		goto out_unlock_pi;
 
+	/*
+	 * Check the orig_waiter state. After we dropped the locks,
+	 * the previous owner of the lock might have released the lock
+	 * and made us the pending owner:
+	 */
+	if (orig_waiter && !orig_waiter->task)
+		goto out_unlock_pi;
+
+	/*
+	 * Drop out, when the task has no waiters. Note,
+	 * top_waiter can be NULL, when we are in the deboosting
+	 * mode!
+	 */
 	if (top_waiter && (!task_has_pi_waiters(task) ||
 			   top_waiter != task_top_pi_waiter(task)))
 		goto out_unlock_pi;