diff --git a/arch/frv/mm/mmu-context.c b/arch/frv/mm/mmu-context.c
index 1530a4111e6d..81757d55a5b5 100644
--- a/arch/frv/mm/mmu-context.c
+++ b/arch/frv/mm/mmu-context.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int cxn_pin_by_pid(pid_t pid)
 
 	/* get a handle on the mm_struct */
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-	tsk = find_task_by_pid(pid);
+	tsk = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
 	if (tsk) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;