1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index 0692ab5a0d67..27ac80298bfa 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -185,10 +185,11 @@ int ptrace_attach(struct task_struct *task)
         if (same_thread_group(task, current))
                 goto out;
 
-        /* Protect exec's credential calculations against our interference;
-         * SUID, SGID and LSM creds get determined differently under ptrace.
+        /* Protect the target's credential calculations against our
+         * interference; SUID, SGID and LSM creds get determined differently
+         * under ptrace.
          */
-        retval = mutex_lock_interruptible(&task->cred_exec_mutex);
+        retval = mutex_lock_interruptible(&task->cred_guard_mutex);
         if (retval  < 0)
                 goto out;
 
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ repeat:
 bad:
         write_unlock_irqrestore(&tasklist_lock, flags);
         task_unlock(task);
-        mutex_unlock(&task->cred_exec_mutex);
+        mutex_unlock(&task->cred_guard_mutex);
 out:
         return retval;
 }