diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index 814d2cf..73dc10a 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 	ctl->card = card;
 	ctl->prefer_pcm_subdevice = -1;
 	ctl->prefer_rawmidi_subdevice = -1;
-	ctl->pid = current->pid;
+	ctl->pid = get_pid(task_pid(current));
 	file->private_data = ctl;
 	write_lock_irqsave(&card->ctl_files_rwlock, flags);
 	list_add_tail(&ctl->list, &card->ctl_files);
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 				control->vd[idx].owner = NULL;
 	up_write(&card->controls_rwsem);
 	snd_ctl_empty_read_queue(ctl);
+	put_pid(ctl->pid);
 	kfree(ctl);
 	module_put(card->module);
 	snd_card_file_remove(card, file);
@@ -672,7 +673,7 @@
 			info->access |= SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_LOCK;
 			if (vd->owner == ctl)
 				info->access |= SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_OWNER;
-			info->owner = vd->owner->pid;
+			info->owner = pid_vnr(vd->owner->pid);
 		} else {
 			info->owner = -1;
 		}