diff --git a/kernel/src/process/clone.rs b/kernel/src/process/clone.rs
index 12f5c034d..3ea39a6e6 100644
--- a/kernel/src/process/clone.rs
+++ b/kernel/src/process/clone.rs
@@ -292,7 +292,8 @@ pub fn clone_child(
         let child_process = clone_child_process(ctx, parent_context, clone_args)?;
 
         let mut cgroup_guard = CgroupMembership::lock();
-        if let Some(cgroup) = ctx.process.cgroup().get() {
+        let cgroup = ctx.process.cgroup().get().map(|cgroup| cgroup.clone());
+        if let Some(cgroup) = cgroup {
             cgroup_guard
                 .move_process_to_node(child_process.clone(), &cgroup)
                 .unwrap();