diff --git a/fs/ext4/dir.c b/fs/ext4/dir.c
index 33f5e2a50cf8..50ba27cbed03 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/dir.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static int ext4_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 static inline int is_32bit_api(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-	return is_compat_task();
+	return in_compat_syscall();
 #else
 	return (BITS_PER_LONG == 32);
 #endif