diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index f7b41821763..08dfbd748cd 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -1656,19 +1656,18 @@ bool do_notify_parent(struct task_struct *tsk, int sig)
 	info.si_signo = sig;
 	info.si_errno = 0;
 	/*
-	 * we are under tasklist_lock here so our parent is tied to
-	 * us and cannot exit and release its namespace.
+	 * We are under tasklist_lock here so our parent is tied to
+	 * us and cannot change.
 	 *
-	 * the only it can is to switch its nsproxy with sys_unshare,
-	 * bu uncharing pid namespaces is not allowed, so we'll always
-	 * see relevant namespace
+	 * task_active_pid_ns will always return the same pid namespace
+	 * until a task passes through release_task.
 	 *
 	 * write_lock() currently calls preempt_disable() which is the
 	 * same as rcu_read_lock(), but according to Oleg, this is not
 	 * correct to rely on this
 	 */
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	info.si_pid = task_pid_nr_ns(tsk, tsk->parent->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+	info.si_pid = task_pid_nr_ns(tsk, task_active_pid_ns(tsk->parent));
 	info.si_uid = from_kuid_munged(task_cred_xxx(tsk->parent, user_ns),
 				       task_uid(tsk));
 	rcu_read_unlock();