diff --git a/kernel/tkernel/killblock/kill_block.c b/kernel/tkernel/killblock/kill_block.c
index 50e8484bd51d3af5426ad422aa7fa80886c9f95c..5271f615530db57e4d47a9f984579a019ddbe2e5 100644
--- a/kernel/tkernel/killblock/kill_block.c
+++ b/kernel/tkernel/killblock/kill_block.c
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ static ssize_t whitelist_write(struct file *file, const char __user *ubuf,
 				list_del(&rule->node);
 				kfree(rule);
 			}
-			write_unlock(&whitelist_lock);
 			atomic_set(&kb_rule_cnt, 0);
+			write_unlock(&whitelist_lock);
 			return count;
 		}
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ static ssize_t whitelist_write(struct file *file, const char __user *ubuf,
 			}
 		}
 		list_add(&rule->node, &whitelist_list);
-		write_unlock(&whitelist_lock);
 		atomic_inc(&kb_rule_cnt);
+		write_unlock(&whitelist_lock);
 	} else if (!strcmp(token[0], "del")) {
 		write_lock(&whitelist_lock);
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(rule, tmp, &whitelist_list, node) {
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ static ssize_t whitelist_write(struct file *file, const char __user *ubuf,
 			    !strcasecmp(rule->dst_comm, token[2]) &&
 			    !strcasecmp(rule->dst_cgrp, token[3])) {
 				list_del(&rule->node);
+				atomic_dec(&kb_rule_cnt);
 				write_unlock(&whitelist_lock);
 				kfree(rule);
-				atomic_dec(&kb_rule_cnt);
 				return count;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/kernel/tkernel/killprotect/kill_protect.c b/kernel/tkernel/killprotect/kill_protect.c
index 4474cad05b140197c9946ebb83267f625af47780..28f3ec1fd254c594147245b692214dccac914019 100644
--- a/kernel/tkernel/killprotect/kill_protect.c
+++ b/kernel/tkernel/killprotect/kill_protect.c
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ static ssize_t blacklist_write(struct file *file, const char __user *ubuf,
 				list_del(&rule->node);
 				kfree(rule);
 			}
-			write_unlock(&blacklist_lock);
 			atomic_set(&kp_rule_cnt, 0);
+			write_unlock(&blacklist_lock);
 			return count;
 		}
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ static ssize_t blacklist_write(struct file *file, const char __user *ubuf,
 			}
 		}
 		list_add(&rule->node, &blacklist_list);
-		write_unlock(&blacklist_lock);
 		atomic_inc(&kp_rule_cnt);
+		write_unlock(&blacklist_lock);
 	} else if (strcmp(token[0], "del") == 0) {
 		cnt = min_t(size_t, TASK_COMM_LEN - 1, strlen(token[1]));
 		strncpy(comm, token[1], cnt);
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ static ssize_t blacklist_write(struct file *file, const char __user *ubuf,
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(rule, tmp, &blacklist_list, node) {
 			if (strcmp(rule->comm, comm) == 0) {
 				list_del(&rule->node);
+				atomic_dec(&kp_rule_cnt);
 				write_unlock(&blacklist_lock);
 				kfree(rule);
-				atomic_dec(&kp_rule_cnt);
 				return count;
 			}
 		}