diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
index 0068819..3323584 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
 
 void sys_set_thread_area(unsigned long addr)
 {
-	struct thread_info *ti = current->thread_info;
+	struct thread_info *ti = task_thread_info(current);
 
 	ti->tp_value = addr;