diff --git a/kernel/seccomp.c b/kernel/seccomp.c
index 0aabfcaf269a..305f0eca163e 100644
--- a/kernel/seccomp.c
+++ b/kernel/seccomp.c
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ static inline void seccomp_sync_threads(unsigned long flags)
 		smp_store_release(&thread->seccomp.filter,
 				  caller->seccomp.filter);
 		atomic_set(&thread->seccomp.filter_count,
-			   atomic_read(&thread->seccomp.filter_count));
+			   atomic_read(&caller->seccomp.filter_count));
 
 		/*
 		 * Don't let an unprivileged task work around