diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
index ba5eab23fd90..4d08598e2891 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -983,8 +983,8 @@ static int sve_set_common(struct task_struct *target,
 	}
 
 	/* Always zero V regs, FPSR, and FPCR */
-	memset(&current->thread.uw.fpsimd_state, 0,
-	       sizeof(current->thread.uw.fpsimd_state));
+	memset(&target->thread.uw.fpsimd_state, 0,
+	       sizeof(target->thread.uw.fpsimd_state));
 
 	/* Registers: FPSIMD-only case */