diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index a69885a9d711..8fb6bd4cbc50 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <asm/io_bitmap.h>
 #include <asm/proto.h>
 #include <asm/frame.h>
+#include <asm/unwind.h>
 
 #include "process.h"
 
@@ -944,10 +945,20 @@ unsigned long arch_randomize_brk(struct mm_struct *mm)
  */
 unsigned long __get_wchan(struct task_struct *p)
 {
-	unsigned long entry = 0;
+	struct unwind_state state;
+	unsigned long addr = 0;
 
-	stack_trace_save_tsk(p, &entry, 1, 0);
-	return entry;
+	for (unwind_start(&state, p, NULL, NULL); !unwind_done(&state);
+	     unwind_next_frame(&state)) {
+		addr = unwind_get_return_address(&state);
+		if (!addr)
+			break;
+		if (in_sched_functions(addr))
+			continue;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return addr;
 }
 
 long do_arch_prctl_common(struct task_struct *task, int option,