diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 1d8ca25dd6fb6b62fd03125349851d9d86493f6b..1672823aabfe15052df86101528e68afccbcd012 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -2540,14 +2540,6 @@ static void __sched_fork(struct task_struct *p)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS
 	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&p->preempt_notifiers);
 #endif
-
-	/*
-	 * We mark the process as running here, but have not actually
-	 * inserted it onto the runqueue yet. This guarantees that
-	 * nobody will actually run it, and a signal or other external
-	 * event cannot wake it up and insert it on the runqueue either.
-	 */
-	p->state = TASK_RUNNING;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2558,6 +2550,12 @@ void sched_fork(struct task_struct *p, int clone_flags)
 	int cpu = get_cpu();
 
 	__sched_fork(p);
+	/*
+	 * We mark the process as waking here. This guarantees that
+	 * nobody will actually run it, and a signal or other external
+	 * event cannot wake it up and insert it on the runqueue either.
+	 */
+	p->state = TASK_WAKING;
 
 	/*
 	 * Revert to default priority/policy on fork if requested.
@@ -2626,7 +2624,8 @@ void wake_up_new_task(struct task_struct *p, unsigned long clone_flags)
 	struct rq *rq;
 
 	rq = task_rq_lock(p, &flags);
-	BUG_ON(p->state != TASK_RUNNING);
+	BUG_ON(p->state != TASK_WAKING);
+	p->state = TASK_RUNNING;
 	update_rq_clock(rq);
 	activate_task(rq, p, 0);
 	trace_sched_wakeup_new(rq, p, 1);
@@ -6984,6 +6983,7 @@ void __cpuinit init_idle(struct task_struct *idle, int cpu)
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rq->lock, flags);
 
 	__sched_fork(idle);
+	idle->state = TASK_RUNNING;
 	idle->se.exec_start = sched_clock();
 
 	cpumask_copy(&idle->cpus_allowed, cpumask_of(cpu));