diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 89fe2c0e8d44..43ced6b0e197 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ int nfsd_nl_threads_set_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (attr)
 		nn->min_threads = nla_get_u32(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: