diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 144326b..043b5d8 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@
 	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&tsk->usage));
 	WARN_ON(tsk == current);
 
-	put_cred(tsk->real_cred);
-	put_cred(tsk->cred);
+	exit_creds(tsk);
 	delayacct_tsk_free(tsk);
 
 	if (!profile_handoff_task(tsk))
@@ -1307,8 +1306,7 @@
 	module_put(task_thread_info(p)->exec_domain->module);
 bad_fork_cleanup_count:
 	atomic_dec(&p->cred->user->processes);
-	put_cred(p->real_cred);
-	put_cred(p->cred);
+	exit_creds(p);
 bad_fork_free:
 	free_task(p);
 fork_out: