diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 11fcce760151435cb0afcbc640231f52b0de471c..41c1edace97a34fc44d5725ed4544ad07bf33dd5 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -214,20 +214,19 @@ struct pid *session_of_pgrp(struct pid *pgrp)
 static int will_become_orphaned_pgrp(struct pid *pgrp, struct task_struct *ignored_task)
 {
 	struct task_struct *p;
-	int ret = 1;
 
 	do_each_pid_task(pgrp, PIDTYPE_PGID, p) {
-		if (p == ignored_task
-				|| p->exit_state
-				|| is_global_init(p->real_parent))
+		if ((p == ignored_task) ||
+		    (p->exit_state && thread_group_empty(p)) ||
+		    is_global_init(p->real_parent))
 			continue;
+
 		if (task_pgrp(p->real_parent) != pgrp &&
-		    task_session(p->real_parent) == task_session(p)) {
-			ret = 0;
-			break;
-		}
+		    task_session(p->real_parent) == task_session(p))
+			return 0;
 	} while_each_pid_task(pgrp, PIDTYPE_PGID, p);
-	return ret;	/* (sighing) "Often!" */
+
+	return 1;
 }
 
 int is_current_pgrp_orphaned(void)