diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 5e050c1..8214ba7 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -806,12 +806,7 @@
 	sig->nvcsw = sig->nivcsw = sig->cnvcsw = sig->cnivcsw = 0;
 	sig->min_flt = sig->maj_flt = sig->cmin_flt = sig->cmaj_flt = 0;
 	sig->inblock = sig->oublock = sig->cinblock = sig->coublock = 0;
-#ifdef CONFIG_TASK_XACCT
-	sig->rchar = sig->wchar = sig->syscr = sig->syscw = 0;
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING
-	memset(&sig->ioac, 0, sizeof(sig->ioac));
-#endif
+	task_io_accounting_init(&sig->ioac);
 	sig->sum_sched_runtime = 0;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sig->cpu_timers[0]);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sig->cpu_timers[1]);
@@ -994,13 +989,7 @@
 	p->last_switch_timestamp = 0;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_TASK_XACCT
-	p->rchar = 0;		/* I/O counter: bytes read */
-	p->wchar = 0;		/* I/O counter: bytes written */
-	p->syscr = 0;		/* I/O counter: read syscalls */
-	p->syscw = 0;		/* I/O counter: write syscalls */
-#endif
-	task_io_accounting_init(p);
+	task_io_accounting_init(&p->ioac);
 	acct_clear_integrals(p);
 
 	p->it_virt_expires = cputime_zero;