diff --git a/include/linux/posix-timers.h b/include/linux/posix-timers.h
index a7c7213..4f71bf4 100644
--- a/include/linux/posix-timers.h
+++ b/include/linux/posix-timers.h
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@
 	int it_requeue_pending;		/* waiting to requeue this timer */
 #define REQUEUE_PENDING 1
 	int it_sigev_notify;		/* notify word of sigevent struct */
-	struct task_struct *it_process;	/* process to send signal to */
+	struct signal_struct *it_signal;
+	union {
+		struct pid *it_pid;	/* pid of process to send signal to */
+		struct task_struct *it_process;	/* for clock_nanosleep */
+	};
 	struct sigqueue *sigq;		/* signal queue entry. */
 	union {
 		struct {
diff --git a/kernel/posix-timers.c b/kernel/posix-timers.c
index 5e79c66..42a39af 100644
--- a/kernel/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/posix-timers.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
  *	    must supply functions here, even if the function just returns
  *	    ENOSYS.  The standard POSIX timer management code assumes the
  *	    following: 1.) The k_itimer struct (sched.h) is used for the
- *	    timer.  2.) The list, it_lock, it_clock, it_id and it_process
+ *	    timer.  2.) The list, it_lock, it_clock, it_id and it_pid
  *	    fields are not modified by timer code.
  *
  *          At this time all functions EXCEPT clock_nanosleep can be
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@
 
 int posix_timer_event(struct k_itimer *timr, int si_private)
 {
-	int shared, ret;
+	struct task_struct *task;
+	int shared, ret = -1;
 	/*
 	 * FIXME: if ->sigq is queued we can race with
 	 * dequeue_signal()->do_schedule_next_timer().
@@ -327,8 +328,13 @@
 	 */
 	timr->sigq->info.si_sys_private = si_private;
 
-	shared = !(timr->it_sigev_notify & SIGEV_THREAD_ID);
-	ret = send_sigqueue(timr->sigq, timr->it_process, shared);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	task = pid_task(timr->it_pid, PIDTYPE_PID);
+	if (task) {
+		shared = !(timr->it_sigev_notify & SIGEV_THREAD_ID);
+		ret = send_sigqueue(timr->sigq, task, shared);
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	/* If we failed to send the signal the timer stops. */
 	return ret > 0;
 }
@@ -405,7 +411,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct task_struct * good_sigevent(sigevent_t * event)
+static struct pid *good_sigevent(sigevent_t * event)
 {
 	struct task_struct *rtn = current->group_leader;
 
@@ -419,7 +425,7 @@
 	    ((event->sigev_signo <= 0) || (event->sigev_signo > SIGRTMAX)))
 		return NULL;
 
-	return rtn;
+	return task_pid(rtn);
 }
 
 void register_posix_clock(const clockid_t clock_id, struct k_clock *new_clock)
@@ -471,7 +477,7 @@
 {
 	struct k_itimer *new_timer;
 	int error, new_timer_id;
-	struct task_struct *process;
+	struct pid *it_pid;
 	sigevent_t event;
 	int it_id_set = IT_ID_NOT_SET;
 
@@ -525,11 +531,9 @@
 			goto out;
 		}
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		process = good_sigevent(&event);
-		if (process)
-			get_task_struct(process);
+		it_pid = get_pid(good_sigevent(&event));
 		rcu_read_unlock();
-		if (!process) {
+		if (!it_pid) {
 			error = -EINVAL;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -537,8 +541,7 @@
 		event.sigev_notify = SIGEV_SIGNAL;
 		event.sigev_signo = SIGALRM;
 		event.sigev_value.sival_int = new_timer->it_id;
-		process = current->group_leader;
-		get_task_struct(process);
+		it_pid = get_pid(task_tgid(current));
 	}
 
 	new_timer->it_sigev_notify     = event.sigev_notify;
@@ -548,7 +551,8 @@
 	new_timer->sigq->info.si_code  = SI_TIMER;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
-	new_timer->it_process = process;
+	new_timer->it_pid = it_pid;
+	new_timer->it_signal = current->signal;
 	list_add(&new_timer->list, &current->signal->posix_timers);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 
@@ -583,8 +587,7 @@
 	timr = idr_find(&posix_timers_id, (int)timer_id);
 	if (timr) {
 		spin_lock(&timr->it_lock);
-		if (timr->it_process &&
-		    same_thread_group(timr->it_process, current)) {
+		if (timr->it_pid && timr->it_signal == current->signal) {
 			spin_unlock(&idr_lock);
 			return timr;
 		}
@@ -831,8 +834,8 @@
 	 * This keeps any tasks waiting on the spin lock from thinking
 	 * they got something (see the lock code above).
 	 */
-	put_task_struct(timer->it_process);
-	timer->it_process = NULL;
+	put_pid(timer->it_pid);
+	timer->it_pid = NULL;
 
 	unlock_timer(timer, flags);
 	release_posix_timer(timer, IT_ID_SET);
@@ -858,8 +861,8 @@
 	 * This keeps any tasks waiting on the spin lock from thinking
 	 * they got something (see the lock code above).
 	 */
-	put_task_struct(timer->it_process);
-	timer->it_process = NULL;
+	put_pid(timer->it_pid);
+	timer->it_pid = NULL;
 
 	unlock_timer(timer, flags);
 	release_posix_timer(timer, IT_ID_SET);