diff --git a/kernel/pid_namespace.c b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
index 6917e8e..601bb36 100644
--- a/kernel/pid_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@
 	if (ancestor != active)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	put_pid_ns(nsproxy->pid_ns);
-	nsproxy->pid_ns = get_pid_ns(new);
+	put_pid_ns(nsproxy->pid_ns_for_children);
+	nsproxy->pid_ns_for_children = get_pid_ns(new);
 	return 0;
 }