1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 1f59ea079cbb..02d2e120542d 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -773,7 +773,6 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
        struct signal_struct *sig = tsk->signal;
        struct sighand_struct *oldsighand = tsk->sighand;
        spinlock_t *lock = &oldsighand->siglock;
-        struct task_struct *leader = NULL;
        int count;
        if (thread_group_empty(tsk))
@@ -811,7 +810,7 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
         * and to assume its PID:
         */
        if (!thread_group_leader(tsk)) {
-                leader = tsk->group_leader;
+                struct task_struct *leader = tsk->group_leader;
                sig->notify_count = -1; /* for exit_notify() */
                for (;;) {
@@ -863,8 +862,9 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
                BUG_ON(leader->exit_state != EXIT_ZOMBIE);
                leader->exit_state = EXIT_DEAD;
                write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
+                release_task(leader);
        }
        sig->group_exit_task = NULL;
@@ -873,8 +873,6 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 no_thread_group:
        exit_itimers(sig);
        flush_itimer_signals();
-        if (leader)
-                release_task(leader);
        if (atomic_read(&oldsighand->count) != 1) {
                struct sighand_struct *newsighand;