diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index 06e8240d2..e7a35f1 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -530,8 +530,25 @@
 				return -EINVAL;
 
 			WARN_ON(!atomic_read(&pi_state->refcount));
-			WARN_ON(pid && pi_state->owner &&
-				pi_state->owner->pid != pid);
+
+			/*
+			 * When pi_state->owner is NULL then the owner died
+			 * and another waiter is on the fly. pi_state->owner
+			 * is fixed up by the task which acquires
+			 * pi_state->rt_mutex.
+			 *
+			 * We do not check for pid == 0 which can happen when
+			 * the owner died and robust_list_exit() cleared the
+			 * TID.
+			 */
+			if (pid && pi_state->owner) {
+				/*
+				 * Bail out if user space manipulated the
+				 * futex value.
+				 */
+				if (pid != task_pid_vnr(pi_state->owner))
+					return -EINVAL;
+			}
 
 			atomic_inc(&pi_state->refcount);
 			*ps = pi_state;