diff --git a/include/linux/pid_namespace.h b/include/linux/pid_namespace.h
index d2a9d419f01f..2833806d42c6 100644
--- a/include/linux/pid_namespace.h
+++ b/include/linux/pid_namespace.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static inline void put_pid_ns(struct pid_namespace *ns)
 
 static inline struct task_struct *child_reaper(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	return tsk->nsproxy->pid_ns->child_reaper;
+	return init_pid_ns.child_reaper;
 }
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_PID_NS_H */
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 35401720635b..fec12eb12471 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -938,8 +938,8 @@ fastcall NORET_TYPE void do_exit(long code)
 
 	tsk->exit_code = code;
 	proc_exit_connector(tsk);
-	exit_notify(tsk);
 	exit_task_namespaces(tsk);
+	exit_notify(tsk);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 	mpol_free(tsk->mempolicy);
 	tsk->mempolicy = NULL;
diff --git a/kernel/pid.c b/kernel/pid.c
index 2efe9d8d367b..78f2aee90f54 100644
--- a/kernel/pid.c
+++ b/kernel/pid.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ fastcall void free_pid(struct pid *pid)
 	hlist_del_rcu(&pid->pid_chain);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pidmap_lock, flags);
 
-	free_pidmap(current->nsproxy->pid_ns, pid->nr);
+	free_pidmap(&init_pid_ns, pid->nr);
 	call_rcu(&pid->rcu, delayed_put_pid);
 }