diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-reset.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-reset.c
index 8134220ed600..7a941ecff3bb 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-reset.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-reset.c
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ static inline void power_button(void)
 	if (machine_state & MACHINE_PANICED)
 		return;
 
-	if ((machine_state & MACHINE_SHUTTING_DOWN) || kill_proc(1,SIGINT,1)) {
+	if ((machine_state & MACHINE_SHUTTING_DOWN) ||
+			kill_cad_pid(SIGINT, 1)) {
 		/* No init process or button pressed twice.  */
 		sgi_machine_power_off();
 	}
diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-reset.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-reset.c
index 79ddb4605659..fd0932b2d521 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-reset.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-reset.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static inline void ip32_power_button(void)
 	if (has_panicked)
 		return;
 
-	if (shuting_down || kill_proc(1, SIGINT, 1)) {
+	if (shuting_down || kill_cad_pid(SIGINT, 1)) {
 		/* No init process or button pressed twice.  */
 		ip32_machine_power_off();
 	}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/mf.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/mf.c
index 1a2c2a50f922..1983b640bac1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/mf.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/mf.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static int dma_and_signal_ce_msg(char *ce_msg,
  */
 static int shutdown(void)
 {
-	int rc = kill_proc(1, SIGINT, 1);
+	int rc = kill_cad_pid(SIGINT, 1);
 
 	if (rc) {
 		printk(KERN_ALERT "mf.c: SIGINT to init failed (%d), "
diff --git a/drivers/char/nwbutton.c b/drivers/char/nwbutton.c
index 7c57ebfa8640..ea1aa7764f8e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/nwbutton.c
+++ b/drivers/char/nwbutton.c
@@ -127,9 +127,8 @@ static void button_consume_callbacks (int bpcount)
 static void button_sequence_finished (unsigned long parameters)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NWBUTTON_REBOOT		/* Reboot using button is enabled */
-	if (button_press_count == reboot_count) {
-		kill_proc (1, SIGINT, 1);	/* Ask init to reboot us */
-	}
+	if (button_press_count == reboot_count)
+		kill_cad_pid(SIGINT, 1);	/* Ask init to reboot us */
 #endif /* CONFIG_NWBUTTON_REBOOT */
 	button_consume_callbacks (button_press_count);
 	bcount = sprintf (button_output_buffer, "%d\n", button_press_count);
diff --git a/drivers/char/snsc_event.c b/drivers/char/snsc_event.c
index d12d4f629cec..864854c58866 100644
--- a/drivers/char/snsc_event.c
+++ b/drivers/char/snsc_event.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ scdrv_dispatch_event(char *event, int len)
 			       " Sending SIGPWR to init...\n");
 
 		/* give a SIGPWR signal to init proc */
-		kill_proc(1, SIGPWR, 0);
+		kill_cad_pid(SIGPWR, 0);
 	} else {
 		/* print to system log */
 		printk("%s|$(0x%x)%s\n", severity, esp_code, desc);
diff --git a/drivers/parisc/power.c b/drivers/parisc/power.c
index fad5a33bf0fa..4a9f025a6b58 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/power.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/power.c
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@
 
 static void deferred_poweroff(void *dummy)
 {
-	extern int cad_pid;	/* from kernel/sys.c */
-	if (kill_proc(cad_pid, SIGINT, 1)) {
+	if (kill_cad_pid(SIGINT, 1)) {
 		/* just in case killing init process failed */
 		machine_power_off();
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/s390/s390mach.c b/drivers/s390/s390mach.c
index 479364d0332a..e088b5e28711 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/s390mach.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/s390mach.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ s390_handle_mcck(void)
 		 */
 		__ctl_clear_bit(14, 24);	/* Disable WARNING MCH */
 		if (xchg(&mchchk_wng_posted, 1) == 0)
-			kill_proc(1, SIGPWR, 1);
+			kill_cad_pid(SIGPWR, 1);
 	}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 9ba959e34266..38530232d92f 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1065,6 +1065,8 @@ static inline int is_init(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	return tsk->pid == 1;
 }
 
+extern struct pid *cad_pid;
+
 extern void free_task(struct task_struct *tsk);
 #define get_task_struct(tsk) do { atomic_inc(&(tsk)->usage); } while(0)
 
@@ -1292,6 +1294,11 @@ extern int send_group_sigqueue(int, struct sigqueue *,  struct task_struct *);
 extern int do_sigaction(int, struct k_sigaction *, struct k_sigaction *);
 extern int do_sigaltstack(const stack_t __user *, stack_t __user *, unsigned long);
 
+static inline int kill_cad_pid(int sig, int priv)
+{
+	return kill_pid(cad_pid, sig, priv);
+}
+
 /* These can be the second arg to send_sig_info/send_group_sig_info.  */
 #define SEND_SIG_NOINFO ((struct siginfo *) 0)
 #define SEND_SIG_PRIV	((struct siginfo *) 1)
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index a49b00235bda..ee123243fb53 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -721,6 +721,8 @@ static int init(void * unused)
 	 */
 	child_reaper = current;
 
+	cad_pid = task_pid(current);
+
 	smp_prepare_cpus(max_cpus);
 
 	do_pre_smp_initcalls();
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 3a4776e8f16e..2314867ae34f 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(fs_overflowgid);
  */
 
 int C_A_D = 1;
-int cad_pid = 1;
+struct pid *cad_pid;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cad_pid);
 
 /*
  *	Notifier list for kernel code which wants to be called
@@ -773,10 +774,9 @@ void ctrl_alt_del(void)
 	if (C_A_D)
 		schedule_work(&cad_work);
 	else
-		kill_proc(cad_pid, SIGINT, 1);
+		kill_cad_pid(SIGINT, 1);
 }
 	
-
 /*
  * Unprivileged users may change the real gid to the effective gid
  * or vice versa.  (BSD-style)
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index a79ccf9d113b..8020fb273c4f 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ extern int sysrq_enabled;
 extern int core_uses_pid;
 extern int suid_dumpable;
 extern char core_pattern[];
-extern int cad_pid;
 extern int pid_max;
 extern int min_free_kbytes;
 extern int printk_ratelimit_jiffies;
@@ -137,6 +136,9 @@ static int parse_table(int __user *, int, void __user *, size_t __user *,
 static int proc_do_uts_string(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
 		  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
 
+static int proc_do_cad_pid(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+		  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
+
 static ctl_table root_table[];
 static struct ctl_table_header root_table_header =
 	{ root_table, LIST_HEAD_INIT(root_table_header.ctl_entry) };
@@ -543,10 +545,10 @@ static ctl_table kern_table[] = {
 	{
 		.ctl_name	= KERN_CADPID,
 		.procname	= "cad_pid",
-		.data		= &cad_pid,
+		.data		= NULL,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof (int),
 		.mode		= 0600,
-		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec,
+		.proc_handler	= &proc_do_cad_pid,
 	},
 	{
 		.ctl_name	= KERN_MAX_THREADS,
@@ -2427,6 +2429,28 @@ static int proc_do_ipc_string(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
 }
 #endif
 
+static int proc_do_cad_pid(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+			   void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	struct pid *new_pid;
+	pid_t tmp;
+	int r;
+
+	tmp = pid_nr(cad_pid);
+
+	r = __do_proc_dointvec(&tmp, table, write, filp, buffer,
+			       lenp, ppos, NULL, NULL);
+	if (r || !write)
+		return r;
+
+	new_pid = find_get_pid(tmp);
+	if (!new_pid)
+		return -ESRCH;
+
+	put_pid(xchg(&cad_pid, new_pid));
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #else /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
 int proc_dostring(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,