1 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/fs/proc/array.c b/fs/proc/array.c
index 800e30f8f284..bd117d065b82 100644
--- a/fs/proc/array.c
+++ b/fs/proc/array.c
@@ -157,19 +157,18 @@ static inline void task_state(struct seq_file *m, struct pid_namespace *ns,
         struct user_namespace *user_ns = seq_user_ns(m);
         struct group_info *group_info;
         int g;
+        struct task_struct *tracer;
         const struct cred *cred;
-        pid_t ppid, tpid, tgid, ngid;
+        pid_t ppid, tpid = 0, tgid, ngid;
         unsigned int max_fds = 0;
 
         rcu_read_lock();
         ppid = pid_alive(p) ?
                 task_tgid_nr_ns(rcu_dereference(p->real_parent), ns) : 0;
-        tpid = 0;
-        if (pid_alive(p)) {
-                struct task_struct *tracer = ptrace_parent(p);
-                if (tracer)
-                        tpid = task_pid_nr_ns(tracer, ns);
-        }
+
+        tracer = ptrace_parent(p);
+        if (tracer)
+                tpid = task_pid_nr_ns(tracer, ns);
 
         tgid = task_tgid_nr_ns(p, ns);
         ngid = task_numa_group_id(p);