diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 8644d86..8abd542 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -4036,16 +4036,19 @@ static int selinux_task_movememory(struct task_struct *p)
 }
 
 static int selinux_task_kill(struct task_struct *p, struct siginfo *info,
-				int sig, u32 secid)
+				int sig, const struct cred *cred)
 {
+	u32 secid;
 	u32 perm;
 
 	if (!sig)
 		perm = PROCESS__SIGNULL; /* null signal; existence test */
 	else
 		perm = signal_to_av(sig);
-	if (!secid)
+	if (!cred)
 		secid = current_sid();
+	else
+		secid = cred_sid(cred);
 	return avc_has_perm(secid, task_sid(p), SECCLASS_PROCESS, perm, NULL);
 }