diff --git a/include/linux/audit.h b/include/linux/audit.h
index a40641954c29..c9a66c6f1307 100644
--- a/include/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/linux/audit.h
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ extern void __audit_mq_getsetattr(mqd_t mqdes, struct mq_attr *mqstat);
 extern int __audit_log_bprm_fcaps(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 				  const struct cred *new,
 				  const struct cred *old);
-extern void __audit_log_capset(pid_t pid, const struct cred *new, const struct cred *old);
+extern void __audit_log_capset(const struct cred *new, const struct cred *old);
 extern void __audit_mmap_fd(int fd, int flags);
 
 static inline void audit_ipc_obj(struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp)
@@ -285,11 +285,11 @@ static inline int audit_log_bprm_fcaps(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void audit_log_capset(pid_t pid, const struct cred *new,
+static inline void audit_log_capset(const struct cred *new,
 				   const struct cred *old)
 {
 	if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
-		__audit_log_capset(pid, new, old);
+		__audit_log_capset(new, old);
 }
 
 static inline void audit_mmap_fd(int fd, int flags)
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ static inline int audit_log_bprm_fcaps(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-static inline void audit_log_capset(pid_t pid, const struct cred *new,
-				   const struct cred *old)
+static inline void audit_log_capset(const struct cred *new,
+				    const struct cred *old)
 { }
 static inline void audit_mmap_fd(int fd, int flags)
 { }
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index 90594c9f7552..df1e685809e1 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -2321,18 +2321,16 @@ int __audit_log_bprm_fcaps(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 
 /**
  * __audit_log_capset - store information about the arguments to the capset syscall
- * @pid: target pid of the capset call
  * @new: the new credentials
  * @old: the old (current) credentials
  *
  * Record the aguments userspace sent to sys_capset for later printing by the
  * audit system if applicable
  */
-void __audit_log_capset(pid_t pid,
-		       const struct cred *new, const struct cred *old)
+void __audit_log_capset(const struct cred *new, const struct cred *old)
 {
 	struct audit_context *context = current->audit_context;
-	context->capset.pid = pid;
+	context->capset.pid = task_pid_nr(current);
 	context->capset.cap.effective   = new->cap_effective;
 	context->capset.cap.inheritable = new->cap_effective;
 	context->capset.cap.permitted   = new->cap_permitted;
diff --git a/kernel/capability.c b/kernel/capability.c
index 4e66bf9275b0..34019c57888d 100644
--- a/kernel/capability.c
+++ b/kernel/capability.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(capset, cap_user_header_t, header, const cap_user_data_t, data)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error;
 
-	audit_log_capset(pid, new, current_cred());
+	audit_log_capset(new, current_cred());
 
 	return commit_creds(new);