diff --git a/kernel/taskstats.c b/kernel/taskstats.c
index 82393952683c..82690a9e5673 100644
--- a/kernel/taskstats.c
+++ b/kernel/taskstats.c
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@ void taskstats_exit(struct task_struct *tsk, int group_dead)
 		goto err;
 
 	memcpy(stats, tsk->signal->stats, sizeof(*stats));
+	stats->version = TASKSTATS_VERSION;
 
 send:
 	send_cpu_listeners(rep_skb, listeners);