diff --git a/kernel/bpf/task_iter.c b/kernel/bpf/task_iter.c
index 26082b97894d3..51ae15e2b2902 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/task_iter.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/task_iter.c
@@ -70,15 +70,13 @@ static struct task_struct *task_group_seq_get_next(struct bpf_iter_seq_task_comm
 		return NULL;
 
 retry:
-	task = next_thread(task);
+	task = __next_thread(task);
+	if (!task)
+		return NULL;
 
 	next_tid = __task_pid_nr_ns(task, PIDTYPE_PID, common->ns);
-	if (!next_tid || next_tid == common->pid) {
-		/* Run out of tasks of a process.  The tasks of a
-		 * thread_group are linked as circular linked list.
-		 */
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	if (!next_tid)
+		goto retry;
 
 	if (skip_if_dup_files && task->files == task->group_leader->files)
 		goto retry;