diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index d4548dd..965d4bd 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -1310,8 +1310,7 @@
 	if (!p)
 		return -ESRCH;
 
-	err = nice;
-	err = proc_sched_autogroup_set_nice(p, &err);
+	err = proc_sched_autogroup_set_nice(p, nice);
 	if (err)
 		count = err;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index c628a91..c298fb9 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -2065,7 +2065,7 @@
 extern void sched_autogroup_exit(struct signal_struct *sig);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 extern void proc_sched_autogroup_show_task(struct task_struct *p, struct seq_file *m);
-extern int proc_sched_autogroup_set_nice(struct task_struct *p, int *nice);
+extern int proc_sched_autogroup_set_nice(struct task_struct *p, int nice);
 #endif
 #else
 static inline void sched_autogroup_create_attach(struct task_struct *p) { }
diff --git a/kernel/sched/auto_group.c b/kernel/sched/auto_group.c
index e8a1f83..0984a21 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/auto_group.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/auto_group.c
@@ -195,20 +195,20 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 
-int proc_sched_autogroup_set_nice(struct task_struct *p, int *nice)
+int proc_sched_autogroup_set_nice(struct task_struct *p, int nice)
 {
 	static unsigned long next = INITIAL_JIFFIES;
 	struct autogroup *ag;
 	int err;
 
-	if (*nice < -20 || *nice > 19)
+	if (nice < -20 || nice > 19)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	err = security_task_setnice(current, *nice);
+	err = security_task_setnice(current, nice);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (*nice < 0 && !can_nice(current, *nice))
+	if (nice < 0 && !can_nice(current, nice))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	/* this is a heavy operation taking global locks.. */
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@
 	ag = autogroup_task_get(p);
 
 	down_write(&ag->lock);
-	err = sched_group_set_shares(ag->tg, prio_to_weight[*nice + 20]);
+	err = sched_group_set_shares(ag->tg, prio_to_weight[nice + 20]);
 	if (!err)
-		ag->nice = *nice;
+		ag->nice = nice;
 	up_write(&ag->lock);
 
 	autogroup_kref_put(ag);