diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
index 6169f1756930..467aa9ecbf9d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ int in_gate_area_no_task(unsigned long addr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int in_gate_area(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long addr)
+int in_gate_area(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/s390/kernel/vdso.c
index d19f30504c63..9006e966ef00 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ int in_gate_area_no_task(unsigned long addr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int in_gate_area(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long addr)
+int in_gate_area(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/vsyscall.c b/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/vsyscall.c
index 3f9b6f41813a..62c36a8961d3 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/vsyscall.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/vsyscall.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct mm_struct *mm)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int in_gate_area(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long address)
+int in_gate_area(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
index dd4809b58441..43c441622c89 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
@@ -870,9 +870,9 @@ struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct mm_struct *mm)
 	return &gate_vma;
 }
 
-int in_gate_area(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long addr)
+int in_gate_area(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 {
-	struct vm_area_struct *vma = get_gate_vma(task->mm);
+	struct vm_area_struct *vma = get_gate_vma(mm);
 
 	if (!vma)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c b/arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c
index 1f651f6bdf61..f849bb29fda1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c
@@ -428,9 +428,9 @@ struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct mm_struct *mm)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int in_gate_area(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long addr)
+int in_gate_area(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 {
-	const struct vm_area_struct *vma = get_gate_vma(task->mm);
+	const struct vm_area_struct *vma = get_gate_vma(mm);
 
 	return vma && addr >= vma->vm_start && addr < vma->vm_end;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 18b4a6358ab4..5c6d916cd302 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -1581,10 +1581,10 @@ static inline bool kernel_page_present(struct page *page) { return true; }
 extern struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct mm_struct *mm);
 #ifdef	__HAVE_ARCH_GATE_AREA
 int in_gate_area_no_task(unsigned long addr);
-int in_gate_area(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long addr);
+int in_gate_area(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr);
 #else
 int in_gate_area_no_task(unsigned long addr);
-#define in_gate_area(task, addr) ({(void)task; in_gate_area_no_task(addr);})
+#define in_gate_area(mm, addr) ({(void)mm; in_gate_area_no_task(addr);})
 #endif	/* __HAVE_ARCH_GATE_AREA */
 
 int drop_caches_sysctl_handler(struct ctl_table *, int,
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index b6dc37097433..931d479b80c2 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -1486,7 +1486,7 @@ int __get_user_pages(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm,
 		struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 
 		vma = find_extend_vma(mm, start);
-		if (!vma && in_gate_area(tsk, start)) {
+		if (!vma && in_gate_area(tsk->mm, start)) {
 			unsigned long pg = start & PAGE_MASK;
 			struct vm_area_struct *gate_vma = get_gate_vma(tsk->mm);
 			pgd_t *pgd;