diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index b8d3b47bb8816061a1c257defa40365630a98f71..6c7fbbe7d86f29876d4656aefa55af93639da58d 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -266,18 +266,16 @@ int is_current_pgrp_orphaned(void)
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static int has_stopped_jobs(struct pid *pgrp)
+static bool has_stopped_jobs(struct pid *pgrp)
 {
-	int retval = 0;
 	struct task_struct *p;
 
 	do_each_pid_task(pgrp, PIDTYPE_PGID, p) {
-		if (!task_is_stopped(p))
-			continue;
-		retval = 1;
-		break;
+		if (p->signal->flags & SIGNAL_STOP_STOPPED)
+			return true;
 	} while_each_pid_task(pgrp, PIDTYPE_PGID, p);
-	return retval;
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 /*