diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr-hvpipe.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr-hvpipe.c
index 5aa37f6ad8c9..46159f1c1cf1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr-hvpipe.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr-hvpipe.c
@@ -493,7 +493,6 @@ static int papr_hvpipe_dev_create_handle(u32 srcID)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	src_info->srcID = srcID;
-	src_info->tsk = current;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&src_info->recv_wqh);
 
 	/*
@@ -503,8 +502,8 @@ static int papr_hvpipe_dev_create_handle(u32 srcID)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&hvpipe_src_list_lock, flags);
 	if (hvpipe_find_source(srcID)) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hvpipe_src_list_lock, flags);
-		pr_err("pid(%d) could not get the source(%d)\n",
-				src_info->tsk->pid, srcID);
+		pr_err("pid(%s:%d) could not get the source(%d)\n",
+				current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), srcID);
 		kfree(src_info);
 		return -EALREADY;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr-hvpipe.h b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr-hvpipe.h
index c343f4230865..4bdf7bb2fc4d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr-hvpipe.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr-hvpipe.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ struct hvpipe_source_info {
 	u32 srcID;
 	u32 hvpipe_status;
 	wait_queue_head_t recv_wqh;	 /* wake up poll() waitq */
-	struct task_struct *tsk;
 };
 
 /*