diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 2ee5ecfb23938e6f894b185909e9e89499a26d6d..80c4d002864cb2f3e9db8ebb575de2baeafe47c8 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@ static inline int security_ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *child,
 	return cap_ptrace_may_access(child, mode);
 }
 
-static inline int security_ptrace_traceme(struct task_struct *child)
+static inline int security_ptrace_traceme(struct task_struct *parent)
 {
 	return cap_ptrace_traceme(parent);
 }