diff --git a/kernel/taskstats.c b/kernel/taskstats.c
index 8ce3fa0c19e2..4354ea231fab 100644
--- a/kernel/taskstats.c
+++ b/kernel/taskstats.c
@@ -233,9 +233,8 @@ static int fill_stats_for_tgid(pid_t tgid, struct taskstats *stats)
 	else
 		memset(stats, 0, sizeof(*stats));
 
-	tsk = first;
 	start_time = ktime_get_ns();
-	do {
+	for_each_thread(first, tsk) {
 		if (tsk->exit_state)
 			continue;
 		/*
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ static int fill_stats_for_tgid(pid_t tgid, struct taskstats *stats)
 
 		stats->nvcsw += tsk->nvcsw;
 		stats->nivcsw += tsk->nivcsw;
-	} while_each_thread(first, tsk);
+	}
 
 	unlock_task_sighand(first, &flags);
 	rc = 0;