diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 2bbf968..f865031 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1233,32 +1233,34 @@
 	spin_unlock(&p->alloc_lock);
 }
 
+#define task_thread_info(task) (task)->thread_info
+
 /* set thread flags in other task's structures
  * - see asm/thread_info.h for TIF_xxxx flags available
  */
 static inline void set_tsk_thread_flag(struct task_struct *tsk, int flag)
 {
-	set_ti_thread_flag(tsk->thread_info,flag);
+	set_ti_thread_flag(task_thread_info(tsk), flag);
 }
 
 static inline void clear_tsk_thread_flag(struct task_struct *tsk, int flag)
 {
-	clear_ti_thread_flag(tsk->thread_info,flag);
+	clear_ti_thread_flag(task_thread_info(tsk), flag);
 }
 
 static inline int test_and_set_tsk_thread_flag(struct task_struct *tsk, int flag)
 {
-	return test_and_set_ti_thread_flag(tsk->thread_info,flag);
+	return test_and_set_ti_thread_flag(task_thread_info(tsk), flag);
 }
 
 static inline int test_and_clear_tsk_thread_flag(struct task_struct *tsk, int flag)
 {
-	return test_and_clear_ti_thread_flag(tsk->thread_info,flag);
+	return test_and_clear_ti_thread_flag(task_thread_info(tsk), flag);
 }
 
 static inline int test_tsk_thread_flag(struct task_struct *tsk, int flag)
 {
-	return test_ti_thread_flag(tsk->thread_info,flag);
+	return test_ti_thread_flag(task_thread_info(tsk), flag);
 }
 
 static inline void set_tsk_need_resched(struct task_struct *tsk)
@@ -1329,12 +1331,12 @@
 
 static inline unsigned int task_cpu(const struct task_struct *p)
 {
-	return p->thread_info->cpu;
+	return task_thread_info(p)->cpu;
 }
 
 static inline void set_task_cpu(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	p->thread_info->cpu = cpu;
+	task_thread_info(p)->cpu = cpu;
 }
 
 #else
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 452a1d1..ee51568 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@
 	if (group_dead && tsk->signal->leader)
 		disassociate_ctty(1);
 
-	module_put(tsk->thread_info->exec_domain->module);
+	module_put(task_thread_info(tsk)->exec_domain->module);
 	if (tsk->binfmt)
 		module_put(tsk->binfmt->module);
 
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 158710d..7ef352c 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@
 	if (nr_threads >= max_threads)
 		goto bad_fork_cleanup_count;
 
-	if (!try_module_get(p->thread_info->exec_domain->module))
+	if (!try_module_get(task_thread_info(p)->exec_domain->module))
 		goto bad_fork_cleanup_count;
 
 	if (p->binfmt && !try_module_get(p->binfmt->module))
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@
 	if (p->binfmt)
 		module_put(p->binfmt->module);
 bad_fork_cleanup_put_domain:
-	module_put(p->thread_info->exec_domain->module);
+	module_put(task_thread_info(p)->exec_domain->module);
 bad_fork_cleanup_count:
 	put_group_info(p->group_info);
 	atomic_dec(&p->user->processes);
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index b650667..831f7e9 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
 	/* Want to start with kernel preemption disabled. */
-	p->thread_info->preempt_count = 1;
+	task_thread_info(p)->preempt_count = 1;
 #endif
 	/*
 	 * Share the timeslice between parent and child, thus the
@@ -4410,9 +4410,9 @@
 
 	/* Set the preempt count _outside_ the spinlocks! */
 #if defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT) && !defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT_BKL)
-	idle->thread_info->preempt_count = (idle->lock_depth >= 0);
+	task_thread_info(idle)->preempt_count = (idle->lock_depth >= 0);
 #else
-	idle->thread_info->preempt_count = 0;
+	task_thread_info(idle)->preempt_count = 0;
 #endif
 }