diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 2cebfb2..d4638c8 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -136,9 +136,17 @@
 /* SLAB cache for mm_struct structures (tsk->mm) */
 static struct kmem_cache *mm_cachep;
 
+static void account_kernel_stack(struct thread_info *ti, int account)
+{
+	struct zone *zone = page_zone(virt_to_page(ti));
+
+	mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_KERNEL_STACK, account);
+}
+
 void free_task(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	prop_local_destroy_single(&tsk->dirties);
+	account_kernel_stack(tsk->stack, -1);
 	free_thread_info(tsk->stack);
 	rt_mutex_debug_task_free(tsk);
 	ftrace_graph_exit_task(tsk);
@@ -253,6 +261,9 @@
 	tsk->btrace_seq = 0;
 #endif
 	tsk->splice_pipe = NULL;
+
+	account_kernel_stack(ti, 1);
+
 	return tsk;
 
 out: