diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index 5bde08603fbc..dc1c83eafc22 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -2988,7 +2988,7 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc,
 			else
 				return_error = BR_DEAD_REPLY;
 			mutex_unlock(&context->context_mgr_node_lock);
-			if (target_node && target_proc == proc) {
+			if (target_node && target_proc->pid == proc->pid) {
 				binder_user_error("%d:%d got transaction to context manager from process owning it\n",
 						  proc->pid, thread->pid);
 				return_error = BR_FAILED_REPLY;