diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 0596526ed9ea..fd1c04193e18 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -1440,9 +1440,48 @@ void __wake_up_parent(struct task_struct *p, struct task_struct *parent)
 			   TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE, p);
 }
 
+static bool is_effectively_child(struct wait_opts *wo, bool ptrace,
+				 struct task_struct *target)
+{
+	struct task_struct *parent =
+		!ptrace ? target->real_parent : target->parent;
+
+	return current == parent || (!(wo->wo_flags & __WNOTHREAD) &&
+				     same_thread_group(current, parent));
+}
+
+/*
+ * Optimization for waiting on PIDTYPE_PID. No need to iterate through child
+ * and tracee lists to find the target task.
+ */
+static int do_wait_pid(struct wait_opts *wo)
+{
+	bool ptrace;
+	struct task_struct *target;
+	int retval;
+
+	ptrace = false;
+	target = pid_task(wo->wo_pid, PIDTYPE_TGID);
+	if (target && is_effectively_child(wo, ptrace, target)) {
+		retval = wait_consider_task(wo, ptrace, target);
+		if (retval)
+			return retval;
+	}
+
+	ptrace = true;
+	target = pid_task(wo->wo_pid, PIDTYPE_PID);
+	if (target && target->ptrace &&
+	    is_effectively_child(wo, ptrace, target)) {
+		retval = wait_consider_task(wo, ptrace, target);
+		if (retval)
+			return retval;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static long do_wait(struct wait_opts *wo)
 {
-	struct task_struct *tsk;
 	int retval;
 
 	trace_sched_process_wait(wo->wo_pid);
@@ -1464,19 +1503,27 @@ static long do_wait(struct wait_opts *wo)
 
 	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-	tsk = current;
-	do {
-		retval = do_wait_thread(wo, tsk);
+
+	if (wo->wo_type == PIDTYPE_PID) {
+		retval = do_wait_pid(wo);
 		if (retval)
 			goto end;
+	} else {
+		struct task_struct *tsk = current;
 
-		retval = ptrace_do_wait(wo, tsk);
-		if (retval)
-			goto end;
+		do {
+			retval = do_wait_thread(wo, tsk);
+			if (retval)
+				goto end;
 
-		if (wo->wo_flags & __WNOTHREAD)
-			break;
-	} while_each_thread(current, tsk);
+			retval = ptrace_do_wait(wo, tsk);
+			if (retval)
+				goto end;
+
+			if (wo->wo_flags & __WNOTHREAD)
+				break;
+		} while_each_thread(current, tsk);
+	}
 	read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 
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