diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 8df27401..795319c 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -442,7 +442,8 @@
 
 		if (task) {
 			task_lock(task);
-			namespace = task->nsproxy->namespace;
+			if (task->nsproxy)
+				namespace = task->nsproxy->namespace;
 			if (namespace)
 				get_namespace(namespace);
 			task_unlock(task);