2 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 068ffe007529..2bb675af4de3 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ static int copy_signal(unsigned long clone_flags, struct task_struct *tsk)
         sig->group_exit_code = 0;
         sig->group_exit_task = NULL;
         sig->group_stop_count = 0;
-        sig->curr_target = NULL;
+        sig->curr_target = tsk;
         init_sigpending(&sig->shared_pending);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sig->posix_timers);
 
diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 17859f0d8411..0298bd3d431b 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -863,10 +863,6 @@ __group_complete_signal(int sig, struct task_struct *p)
                  * Otherwise try to find a suitable thread.
                  */
                 t = signal->curr_target;
-                if (t == NULL)
-                        /* restart balancing at this thread */
-                        t = signal->curr_target = p;
-
                 while (!wants_signal(sig, t)) {
                         t = next_thread(t);
                         if (t == signal->curr_target)