diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index 8aad033..4d50e06 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@
 	child = find_task_by_pid(pid);
 	if (child)
 		get_task_struct(child);
+
 	read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 	if (!child)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ESRCH);