diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 084fc517e9e1..ec9782fd4a36 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ int nfsd_nl_threads_set_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 			scope = nla_data(attr);
 	}
 
-	ret = nfsd_svc(nrpools, nthreads, net, get_current_cred(), scope);
+	ret = nfsd_svc(nrpools, nthreads, net, current_cred(), scope);
 	if (ret > 0)
 		ret = 0;
 out_unlock: