diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index ff7bc071991c3dd008f5d67078bfde1cefb46bf4..480a61aec805a5430ab4ec8359c78032177572a6 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -372,7 +372,8 @@ int commit_creds(struct cred *new)
 	    old->fsuid != new->fsuid ||
 	    old->fsgid != new->fsgid ||
 	    !cap_issubset(new->cap_permitted, old->cap_permitted)) {
-		set_dumpable(task->mm, suid_dumpable);
+		if (task->mm)
+			set_dumpable(task->mm, suid_dumpable);
 		task->pdeath_signal = 0;
 		smp_wmb();
 	}