diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index df26c33037d2..5b5e8b67680e 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -238,10 +238,10 @@ static void reparent_to_init(void)
 
 	ptrace_unlink(current);
 	/* Reparent to init */
-	REMOVE_LINKS(current);
+	remove_parent(current);
 	current->parent = child_reaper;
 	current->real_parent = child_reaper;
-	SET_LINKS(current);
+	add_parent(current);
 
 	/* Set the exit signal to SIGCHLD so we signal init on exit */
 	current->exit_signal = SIGCHLD;
diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index d95a72c9279d..86a7f6c60cb2 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ void __ptrace_link(task_t *child, task_t *new_parent)
 	if (child->parent == new_parent)
 		return;
 	list_add(&child->ptrace_list, &child->parent->ptrace_children);
-	REMOVE_LINKS(child);
+	remove_parent(child);
 	child->parent = new_parent;
-	SET_LINKS(child);
+	add_parent(child);
 }
  
 /*
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ void __ptrace_unlink(task_t *child)
 	child->ptrace = 0;
 	if (!list_empty(&child->ptrace_list)) {
 		list_del_init(&child->ptrace_list);
-		REMOVE_LINKS(child);
+		remove_parent(child);
 		child->parent = child->real_parent;
-		SET_LINKS(child);
+		add_parent(child);
 	}
 
 	ptrace_untrace(child);