diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 01ba166a5e3a..6895f6bb98a7 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -931,9 +931,9 @@ static void complete_signal(int sig, struct task_struct *p, int group)
 	 * then start taking the whole group down immediately.
 	 */
 	if (sig_fatal(p, sig) &&
-	    !(signal->flags & (SIGNAL_UNKILLABLE | SIGNAL_GROUP_EXIT)) &&
+	    !(signal->flags & SIGNAL_GROUP_EXIT) &&
 	    !sigismember(&t->real_blocked, sig) &&
-	    (sig == SIGKILL || !t->ptrace)) {
+	    (sig == SIGKILL || !p->ptrace)) {
 		/*
 		 * This signal will be fatal to the whole group.
 		 */