diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index fea236fe0b50..15f901a26ec7 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -454,8 +454,7 @@ int dequeue_signal(struct task_struct *tsk, sigset_t *mask, siginfo_t *info)
 		 * is to alert stop-signal processing code when another
 		 * processor has come along and cleared the flag.
 		 */
-		if (!(tsk->signal->flags & SIGNAL_GROUP_EXIT))
-			tsk->signal->flags |= SIGNAL_STOP_DEQUEUED;
+		tsk->signal->flags |= SIGNAL_STOP_DEQUEUED;
 	}
 	if ((info->si_code & __SI_MASK) == __SI_TIMER && info->si_sys_private) {
 		/*