diff --git a/include/linux/pid.h b/include/linux/pid.h
index b152d44fb181..3261ef901fe9 100644
--- a/include/linux/pid.h
+++ b/include/linux/pid.h
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ enum pid_type
 	PIDTYPE_PID,
 	PIDTYPE_PGID,
 	PIDTYPE_SID,
-	PIDTYPE_MAX
+	PIDTYPE_MAX,
+	/* only valid to __task_pid_nr_ns() */
+	__PIDTYPE_TGID
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 315d5b5ae010..e64bd55a161d 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1741,13 +1741,6 @@ static inline pid_t task_tgid_nr(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	return tsk->tgid;
 }
 
-pid_t task_tgid_nr_ns(struct task_struct *tsk, struct pid_namespace *ns);
-
-static inline pid_t task_tgid_vnr(struct task_struct *tsk)
-{
-	return pid_vnr(task_tgid(tsk));
-}
-
 
 static inline pid_t task_pgrp_nr_ns(struct task_struct *tsk,
 					struct pid_namespace *ns)
@@ -1772,6 +1765,16 @@ static inline pid_t task_session_vnr(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	return __task_pid_nr_ns(tsk, PIDTYPE_SID, NULL);
 }
 
+static inline pid_t task_tgid_nr_ns(struct task_struct *tsk, struct pid_namespace *ns)
+{
+	return __task_pid_nr_ns(tsk, __PIDTYPE_TGID, ns);
+}
+
+static inline pid_t task_tgid_vnr(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	return __task_pid_nr_ns(tsk, __PIDTYPE_TGID, NULL);
+}
+
 /* obsolete, do not use */
 static inline pid_t task_pgrp_nr(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/pid.c b/kernel/pid.c
index c2010d14c8b4..a1cec7064bb0 100644
--- a/kernel/pid.c
+++ b/kernel/pid.c
@@ -496,8 +496,11 @@ pid_t __task_pid_nr_ns(struct task_struct *task, enum pid_type type,
 	if (!ns)
 		ns = current->nsproxy->pid_ns;
 	if (likely(pid_alive(task))) {
-		if (type != PIDTYPE_PID)
+		if (type != PIDTYPE_PID) {
+			if (type == __PIDTYPE_TGID)
+				type = PIDTYPE_PID;
 			task = task->group_leader;
+		}
 		nr = pid_nr_ns(task->pids[type].pid, ns);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -506,12 +509,6 @@ pid_t __task_pid_nr_ns(struct task_struct *task, enum pid_type type,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__task_pid_nr_ns);
 
-pid_t task_tgid_nr_ns(struct task_struct *tsk, struct pid_namespace *ns)
-{
-	return pid_nr_ns(task_tgid(tsk), ns);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(task_tgid_nr_ns);
-
 struct pid_namespace *task_active_pid_ns(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	return ns_of_pid(task_pid(tsk));