diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 676149a..89c7486 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
 		list_del_rcu(&p->tasks);
 		list_del_init(&p->sibling);
-		__get_cpu_var(process_counts)--;
+		__this_cpu_dec(process_counts);
 	}
 	list_del_rcu(&p->thread_group);
 }