diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
index 1f6e8c0..45dabd5 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
@@ -1414,6 +1414,7 @@
 static int fill_psinfo(struct elf_prpsinfo *psinfo, struct task_struct *p,
 		       struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
+	const struct cred *cred;
 	unsigned int i, len;
 
 	/* first copy the parameters from user space */
@@ -1441,8 +1442,11 @@
 	psinfo->pr_zomb = psinfo->pr_sname == 'Z';
 	psinfo->pr_nice = task_nice(p);
 	psinfo->pr_flag = p->flags;
-	SET_UID(psinfo->pr_uid, p->cred->uid);
-	SET_GID(psinfo->pr_gid, p->cred->gid);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	cred = __task_cred(p);
+	SET_UID(psinfo->pr_uid, cred->uid);
+	SET_GID(psinfo->pr_gid, cred->gid);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	strncpy(psinfo->pr_fname, p->comm, sizeof(psinfo->pr_fname));
 
 	return 0;