1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index f3dd79c1c367..202f186a753a 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ static struct task_struct *select_bad_process(unsigned long *ppoints)
                 releasing = test_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_MEMDIE) ||
                                                 p->flags & PF_EXITING;
                 if (releasing) {
-                        /* PF_DEAD tasks have already released their mm */
-                        if (p->flags & PF_DEAD)
+                        /* TASK_DEAD tasks have already released their mm */
+                        if (p->state == EXIT_DEAD)
                                 continue;
                         if (p->flags & PF_EXITING && p == current) {
                                 chosen = p;