diff --git a/security/smack/smack.h b/security/smack/smack.h
index b828a379377c9c..b48359c0da32cb 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack.h
+++ b/security/smack/smack.h
@@ -298,6 +298,16 @@ static inline struct smack_known *smk_of_task(const struct task_smack *tsp)
 	return tsp->smk_task;
 }
 
+static inline struct smack_known *smk_of_task_struct(const struct task_struct *t)
+{
+	struct smack_known *skp;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	skp = smk_of_task(__task_cred(t)->security);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return skp;
+}
+
 /*
  * Present a pointer to the forked smack label entry in an task blob.
  */
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index d515ec25ae9fc5..9d3c64af1ca995 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@
 #include <linux/binfmts.h>
 #include "smack.h"
 
-#define task_security(task)	(task_cred_xxx((task), security))
-
 #define TRANS_TRUE	"TRUE"
 #define TRANS_TRUE_SIZE	4
 
@@ -119,7 +117,7 @@ static int smk_bu_current(char *note, struct smack_known *oskp,
 static int smk_bu_task(struct task_struct *otp, int mode, int rc)
 {
 	struct task_smack *tsp = current_security();
-	struct task_smack *otsp = task_security(otp);
+	struct smack_known *smk_task = smk_of_task_struct(otp);
 	char acc[SMK_NUM_ACCESS_TYPE + 1];
 
 	if (rc <= 0)
@@ -127,7 +125,7 @@ static int smk_bu_task(struct task_struct *otp, int mode, int rc)
 
 	smk_bu_mode(mode, acc);
 	pr_info("Smack Bringup: (%s %s %s) %s to %s\n",
-		tsp->smk_task->smk_known, otsp->smk_task->smk_known, acc,
+		tsp->smk_task->smk_known, smk_task->smk_known, acc,
 		current->comm, otp->comm);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -344,7 +342,8 @@ static int smk_ptrace_rule_check(struct task_struct *tracer,
 		saip = &ad;
 	}
 
-	tsp = task_security(tracer);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	tsp = __task_cred(tracer)->security;
 	tracer_known = smk_of_task(tsp);
 
 	if ((mode & PTRACE_MODE_ATTACH) &&
@@ -364,11 +363,14 @@ static int smk_ptrace_rule_check(struct task_struct *tracer,
 				  tracee_known->smk_known,
 				  0, rc, saip);
 
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return rc;
 	}
 
 	/* In case of rule==SMACK_PTRACE_DEFAULT or mode==PTRACE_MODE_READ */
 	rc = smk_tskacc(tsp, tracee_known, smk_ptrace_mode(mode), saip);
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -395,7 +397,7 @@ static int smack_ptrace_access_check(struct task_struct *ctp, unsigned int mode)
 	if (rc != 0)
 		return rc;
 
-	skp = smk_of_task(task_security(ctp));
+	skp = smk_of_task_struct(ctp);
 
 	rc = smk_ptrace_rule_check(current, skp, mode, __func__);
 	return rc;
@@ -1825,7 +1827,7 @@ static int smk_curacc_on_task(struct task_struct *p, int access,
 				const char *caller)
 {
 	struct smk_audit_info ad;
-	struct smack_known *skp = smk_of_task(task_security(p));
+	struct smack_known *skp = smk_of_task_struct(p);
 	int rc;
 
 	smk_ad_init(&ad, caller, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_TASK);
@@ -1878,7 +1880,7 @@ static int smack_task_getsid(struct task_struct *p)
  */
 static void smack_task_getsecid(struct task_struct *p, u32 *secid)
 {
-	struct smack_known *skp = smk_of_task(task_security(p));
+	struct smack_known *skp = smk_of_task_struct(p);
 
 	*secid = skp->smk_secid;
 }
@@ -1985,7 +1987,7 @@ static int smack_task_kill(struct task_struct *p, struct siginfo *info,
 {
 	struct smk_audit_info ad;
 	struct smack_known *skp;
-	struct smack_known *tkp = smk_of_task(task_security(p));
+	struct smack_known *tkp = smk_of_task_struct(p);
 	int rc;
 
 	smk_ad_init(&ad, __func__, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_TASK);
@@ -2039,7 +2041,7 @@ static int smack_task_wait(struct task_struct *p)
 static void smack_task_to_inode(struct task_struct *p, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct inode_smack *isp = inode->i_security;
-	struct smack_known *skp = smk_of_task(task_security(p));
+	struct smack_known *skp = smk_of_task_struct(p);
 
 	isp->smk_inode = skp;
 }
@@ -3199,7 +3201,7 @@ static void smack_d_instantiate(struct dentry *opt_dentry, struct inode *inode)
  */
 static int smack_getprocattr(struct task_struct *p, char *name, char **value)
 {
-	struct smack_known *skp = smk_of_task(task_security(p));
+	struct smack_known *skp = smk_of_task_struct(p);
 	char *cp;
 	int slen;