diff --git a/xen/common/sched/cpupool.c b/xen/common/sched/cpupool.c
index b7721b5d02..9f70c7ec17 100644
--- a/xen/common/sched/cpupool.c
+++ b/xen/common/sched/cpupool.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ static int cpupool_unassign_cpu_start(struct cpupool *c, unsigned int cpu)
         }
         rcu_read_unlock(&domlist_read_lock);
         if ( ret )
-            goto out;
+            goto out_rcu;
     }
     cpupool_moving_cpu = cpu;
     atomic_inc(&c->refcnt);
@@ -474,8 +474,9 @@ static int cpupool_unassign_cpu_start(struct cpupool *c, unsigned int cpu)
     cpumask_andnot(c->cpu_valid, c->cpu_valid, cpus);
     cpumask_and(c->res_valid, c->cpu_valid, &sched_res_mask);
 
-    rcu_read_unlock(&domlist_read_lock);
-out:
+ out_rcu:
+    rcu_read_unlock(&sched_res_rculock);
+ out:
     spin_unlock(&cpupool_lock);
 
     return ret;