diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index dfcd83ceee3b..0692ab5a0d67 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ int ptrace_attach(struct task_struct *task)
 	/* Protect exec's credential calculations against our interference;
 	 * SUID, SGID and LSM creds get determined differently under ptrace.
 	 */
-	retval = mutex_lock_interruptible(&current->cred_exec_mutex);
+	retval = mutex_lock_interruptible(&task->cred_exec_mutex);
 	if (retval  < 0)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ int ptrace_attach(struct task_struct *task)
 bad:
 	write_unlock_irqrestore(&tasklist_lock, flags);
 	task_unlock(task);
-	mutex_unlock(&current->cred_exec_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&task->cred_exec_mutex);
 out:
 	return retval;
 }