1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index eb4d6470d1d0..38ec40630149 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -911,10 +911,10 @@ static void exit_notify(struct task_struct *tsk, int group_dead)
                 tsk->exit_signal = SIGCHLD;
 
         signal = tracehook_notify_death(tsk, &cookie, group_dead);
-        if (signal > 0)
+        if (signal >= 0)
                 signal = do_notify_parent(tsk, signal);
 
-        tsk->exit_state = signal < 0 ? EXIT_DEAD : EXIT_ZOMBIE;
+        tsk->exit_state = signal == DEATH_REAP ? EXIT_DEAD : EXIT_ZOMBIE;
 
         /* mt-exec, de_thread() is waiting for us */
         if (thread_group_leader(tsk) &&
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ static void exit_notify(struct task_struct *tsk, int group_dead)
         tracehook_report_death(tsk, signal, cookie, group_dead);
 
         /* If the process is dead, release it - nobody will wait for it */
-        if (signal < 0)
+        if (signal == DEATH_REAP)
                 release_task(tsk);
 }