diff --git a/kernel/freezer.c b/kernel/freezer.c
index a8900a3bc27a..6f56a9e219fa 100644
--- a/kernel/freezer.c
+++ b/kernel/freezer.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ bool freezing_slow_path(struct task_struct *p)
 	if (p->flags & (PF_NOFREEZE | PF_SUSPEND_TASK))
 		return false;
 
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE))
+	if (test_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_MEMDIE))
 		return false;
 
 	if (pm_nosig_freezing || cgroup_freezing(p))