diff --git a/kernel/pid.c b/kernel/pid.c
index ca368793808e..78b3d9f80d44 100644
--- a/kernel/pid.c
+++ b/kernel/pid.c
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ struct pid *get_task_pid(struct task_struct *task, enum pid_type type)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (type != PIDTYPE_PID)
 		task = task->group_leader;
-	pid = get_pid(task->pids[type].pid);
+	pid = get_pid(rcu_dereference(task->pids[type].pid));
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return pid;
 }
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ pid_t __task_pid_nr_ns(struct task_struct *task, enum pid_type type,
 	if (likely(pid_alive(task))) {
 		if (type != PIDTYPE_PID)
 			task = task->group_leader;
-		nr = pid_nr_ns(task->pids[type].pid, ns);
+		nr = pid_nr_ns(rcu_dereference(task->pids[type].pid), ns);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();