diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 07110c6020a0..b0eea830303c 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -1120,8 +1120,7 @@ static int wait_task_zombie(struct wait_opts *wo, struct task_struct *p)
 static int *task_stopped_code(struct task_struct *p, bool ptrace)
 {
 	if (ptrace) {
-		if (task_is_stopped_or_traced(p) &&
-		    !(p->jobctl & JOBCTL_LISTENING))
+		if (task_is_traced(p) && !(p->jobctl & JOBCTL_LISTENING))
 			return &p->exit_code;
 	} else {
 		if (p->signal->flags & SIGNAL_STOP_STOPPED)