diff --git a/kernel/taskstats.c b/kernel/taskstats.c
index 4559e91..4e62a4a 100644
--- a/kernel/taskstats.c
+++ b/kernel/taskstats.c
@@ -194,11 +194,7 @@ static int fill_stats_for_pid(pid_t pid, struct taskstats *stats)
 {
 	struct task_struct *tsk;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	tsk = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
-	if (tsk)
-		get_task_struct(tsk);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	tsk = find_get_task_by_vpid(pid);
 	if (!tsk)
 		return -ESRCH;
 	fill_stats(current_user_ns(), task_active_pid_ns(current), tsk, stats);