1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c
index 5064d9383963..9aea23cc0dc5 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
          */
         case PTRACE_KILL:
                 ret = 0;
-                if (child->state == EXIT_ZOMBIE)        /* already dead */
+                if (child->exit_state == EXIT_ZOMBIE)   /* already dead */
                         break;
                 child->exit_code = SIGKILL;
                 child->ptrace &= ~PT_SINGLESTEP;