3 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index 9a3e22641fe7..6a1aa004e376 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(prepare_creds);
 
 /*
  * Prepare credentials for current to perform an execve()
- * - The caller must hold current->cred_guard_mutex
+ * - The caller must hold ->cred_guard_mutex
  */
 struct cred *prepare_exec_creds(void)
 {
@@ -384,8 +384,6 @@ int copy_creds(struct task_struct *p, unsigned long clone_flags)
         struct cred *new;
         int ret;
 
-        mutex_init(&p->cred_guard_mutex);
-
         if (
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEYS
                 !p->cred->thread_keyring &&
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index e87aaaaf5131..3b159c5991b7 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -908,6 +908,8 @@ static int copy_signal(unsigned long clone_flags, struct task_struct *tsk)
         sig->oom_adj = current->signal->oom_adj;
         sig->oom_score_adj = current->signal->oom_score_adj;
 
+        mutex_init(&sig->cred_guard_mutex);
+
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index ea7ce0215cd1..99bbaa3e5b0d 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int ptrace_attach(struct task_struct *task)
          * under ptrace.
          */
         retval = -ERESTARTNOINTR;
-        if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&task->cred_guard_mutex))
+        if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex))
                 goto out;
 
         task_lock(task);
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ int ptrace_attach(struct task_struct *task)
 unlock_tasklist:
         write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
 unlock_creds:
-        mutex_unlock(&task->cred_guard_mutex);
+        mutex_unlock(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
 out:
         return retval;
 }