diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index 5ac5945696a0..cae35b6b9aec 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@
 	.posix_timers	 = LIST_HEAD_INIT(sig.posix_timers),		\
 	.cpu_timers	= INIT_CPU_TIMERS(sig.cpu_timers),		\
 	.rlim		= INIT_RLIMITS,					\
-	.pgrp		= 0,						\
-	.tty_old_pgrp   = NULL,						\
-	{ .__session      = 0},						\
 }
 
 extern struct nsproxy init_nsproxy;
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 4bbbe12880d7..13df99fb2769 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -429,7 +429,17 @@ struct signal_struct {
 	cputime_t it_prof_incr, it_virt_incr;
 
 	/* job control IDs */
-	pid_t pgrp;
+
+	/*
+	 * pgrp and session fields are deprecated.
+	 * use the task_session_Xnr and task_pgrp_Xnr routines below
+	 */
+
+	union {
+		pid_t pgrp __deprecated;
+		pid_t __pgrp;
+	};
+
 	struct pid *tty_old_pgrp;
 
 	union {
@@ -1196,6 +1206,11 @@ static inline void set_task_session(struct task_struct *tsk, pid_t session)
 	tsk->signal->__session = session;
 }
 
+static inline void set_task_pgrp(struct task_struct *tsk, pid_t pgrp)
+{
+	tsk->signal->__pgrp = pgrp;
+}
+
 static inline struct pid *task_pid(struct task_struct *task)
 {
 	return task->pids[PIDTYPE_PID].pid;
@@ -1268,7 +1283,7 @@ static inline pid_t task_tgid_vnr(struct task_struct *tsk)
 
 static inline pid_t task_pgrp_nr(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	return tsk->signal->pgrp;
+	return tsk->signal->__pgrp;
 }
 
 pid_t task_pgrp_nr_ns(struct task_struct *tsk, struct pid_namespace *ns);
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 68d27039ef7d..6838d4d77e05 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ void __set_special_pids(pid_t session, pid_t pgrp)
 	}
 	if (task_pgrp_nr(curr) != pgrp) {
 		detach_pid(curr, PIDTYPE_PGID);
-		curr->signal->pgrp = pgrp;
+		set_task_pgrp(curr, pgrp);
 		attach_pid(curr, PIDTYPE_PGID, find_pid(pgrp));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 240aa6601f5b..9d40367dd5db 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1293,13 +1293,13 @@ static struct task_struct *copy_process(unsigned long clone_flags,
 			if (clone_flags & CLONE_NEWPID) {
 				p->nsproxy->pid_ns->child_reaper = p;
 				p->signal->tty = NULL;
-				p->signal->pgrp = p->pid;
+				set_task_pgrp(p, p->pid);
 				set_task_session(p, p->pid);
 				attach_pid(p, PIDTYPE_PGID, pid);
 				attach_pid(p, PIDTYPE_SID, pid);
 			} else {
 				p->signal->tty = current->signal->tty;
-				p->signal->pgrp = task_pgrp_nr(current);
+				set_task_pgrp(p, task_pgrp_nr(current));
 				set_task_session(p, task_session_nr(current));
 				attach_pid(p, PIDTYPE_PGID,
 						task_pgrp(current));
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 2befc299129d..304b5410d746 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_setpgid(pid_t pid, pid_t pgid)
 		detach_pid(p, PIDTYPE_PGID);
 		pid = find_vpid(pgid);
 		attach_pid(p, PIDTYPE_PGID, pid);
-		p->signal->pgrp = pid_nr(pid);
+		set_task_pgrp(p, pid_nr(pid));
 	}
 
 	err = 0;