diff --git a/fs/proc/array.c b/fs/proc/array.c
index 9b58d38..fff6572 100644
--- a/fs/proc/array.c
+++ b/fs/proc/array.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 		if (tracer)
 			tpid = task_pid_nr_ns(tracer, ns);
 	}
-	cred = get_cred((struct cred *) __task_cred(p));
+	cred = get_task_cred(p);
 	seq_printf(m,
 		"State:\t%s\n"
 		"Tgid:\t%d\n"
diff --git a/include/linux/cred.h b/include/linux/cred.h
index 75c0fa8..ce40cbc 100644
--- a/include/linux/cred.h
+++ b/include/linux/cred.h
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
 extern void __put_cred(struct cred *);
 extern void exit_creds(struct task_struct *);
 extern int copy_creds(struct task_struct *, unsigned long);
+extern const struct cred *get_task_cred(struct task_struct *);
 extern struct cred *cred_alloc_blank(void);
 extern struct cred *prepare_creds(void);
 extern struct cred *prepare_exec_creds(void);
@@ -282,26 +283,6 @@
 	((const struct cred *)(rcu_dereference_check((task)->real_cred, rcu_read_lock_held() || lockdep_tasklist_lock_is_held())))
 
 /**
- * get_task_cred - Get another task's objective credentials
- * @task: The task to query
- *
- * Get the objective credentials of a task, pinning them so that they can't go
- * away.  Accessing a task's credentials directly is not permitted.
- *
- * The caller must make sure task doesn't go away, either by holding a ref on
- * task or by holding tasklist_lock to prevent it from being unlinked.
- */
-#define get_task_cred(task)				\
-({							\
-	struct cred *__cred;				\
-	rcu_read_lock();				\
-	__cred = (struct cred *) __task_cred((task));	\
-	get_cred(__cred);				\
-	rcu_read_unlock();				\
-	__cred;						\
-})
-
-/**
  * get_current_cred - Get the current task's subjective credentials
  *
  * Get the subjective credentials of the current task, pinning them so that
diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index a2d5504..60bc8b1 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -209,6 +209,31 @@
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * get_task_cred - Get another task's objective credentials
+ * @task: The task to query
+ *
+ * Get the objective credentials of a task, pinning them so that they can't go
+ * away.  Accessing a task's credentials directly is not permitted.
+ *
+ * The caller must also make sure task doesn't get deleted, either by holding a
+ * ref on task or by holding tasklist_lock to prevent it from being unlinked.
+ */
+const struct cred *get_task_cred(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	const struct cred *cred;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	do {
+		cred = __task_cred((task));
+		BUG_ON(!cred);
+	} while (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&((struct cred *)cred)->usage));
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return cred;
+}
+
 /*
  * Allocate blank credentials, such that the credentials can be filled in at a
  * later date without risk of ENOMEM.