diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index f70a47eadb52abcacb891a816aa55db988889db6..841f0bd3eaaf8426194c8cd838c1a0dfb67f37cc 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -2734,7 +2734,7 @@ static void __do_SAK(void *arg)
 					printk(KERN_NOTICE "SAK: killed process %d"
 					    " (%s): fd#%d opened to the tty\n",
 					    p->pid, p->comm, i);
-					send_sig(SIGKILL, p, 1);
+					force_sig(SIGKILL, p);
 					break;
 				}
 			}