1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index 8392a9da6450..082b3fcb32a0 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int ptrace_check_attach(struct task_struct *child, int kill)
         read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 
         if (!ret && !kill)
-                wait_task_inactive(child);
+                ret = wait_task_inactive(child, TASK_TRACED) ? 0 : -ESRCH;
 
         /* All systems go.. */
         return ret;