diff --git a/include/trace/events/oom.h b/include/trace/events/oom.h
index 3c5941da8075..26a11e4a2c36 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/oom.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/oom.h
@@ -72,30 +72,19 @@ TRACE_EVENT(reclaim_retry_zone,
 );
 
 TRACE_EVENT(mark_victim,
-	TP_PROTO(struct task_struct *task, uid_t uid),
+	TP_PROTO(int pid),
 
-	TP_ARGS(task, uid),
+	TP_ARGS(pid),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field(int, pid)
-		__field(uid_t, uid)
-		__string(comm, task->comm)
-		__field(short, oom_score_adj)
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		__entry->pid = task->pid;
-		__entry->uid = uid;
-		__assign_str(comm, task->comm);
-		__entry->oom_score_adj = task->signal->oom_score_adj;
+		__entry->pid = pid;
 	),
 
-	TP_printk("pid=%d uid=%u comm=%s oom_score_adj=%hd",
-		__entry->pid,
-		__entry->uid,
-		__get_str(comm),
-		__entry->oom_score_adj
-	)
+	TP_printk("pid=%d", __entry->pid)
 );
 
 TRACE_EVENT(wake_reaper,
diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index 7a9e1c7f636c..eb6a24072c3f 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/mmu_notifier.h>
-#include <linux/cred.h>
 
 #include <asm/tlb.h>
 #include "internal.h"
@@ -773,8 +772,6 @@ static void __mark_oom_victim(struct task_struct *tsk)
  */
 static void mark_oom_victim(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	const struct cred *cred;
-
 	WARN_ON(oom_killer_disabled);
 	/* OOM killer might race with memcg OOM */
 	if (test_and_set_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_MEMDIE))
@@ -791,9 +788,7 @@ static void mark_oom_victim(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	 */
 	__thaw_task(tsk);
 	atomic_inc(&oom_victims);
-	cred = get_task_cred(tsk);
-	trace_mark_victim(tsk, cred->uid.val);
-	put_cred(cred);
+	trace_mark_victim(tsk->pid);
 }
 
 /**