diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index e76bd02..304ef63 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -137,12 +137,8 @@
 {
 	int zap_leader;
 	task_t *leader;
-	struct dentry *proc_dentry;
-
 repeat:
 	atomic_dec(&p->user->processes);
-	spin_lock(&p->proc_lock);
-	proc_dentry = proc_pid_unhash(p);
 	write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
 	ptrace_unlink(p);
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&p->ptrace_list) || !list_empty(&p->ptrace_children));
@@ -171,8 +167,7 @@
 
 	sched_exit(p);
 	write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&p->proc_lock);
-	proc_pid_flush(proc_dentry);
+	proc_flush_task(p);
 	release_thread(p);
 	call_rcu(&p->rcu, delayed_put_task_struct);