diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 6f6ff9b20981..7f439166baed 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -1978,7 +1978,7 @@ static int smack_file_send_sigiotask(struct task_struct *tsk,
 {
 	struct smack_known **blob;
 	struct smack_known *skp;
-	struct smack_known *tkp = smk_of_task(smack_cred(tsk->cred));
+	struct smack_known *tkp = smk_of_task_struct_obj(tsk);
 	const struct cred *tcred;
 	struct file *file;
 	int rc;