diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 938cceebb9ad9d6d401d642bdcbe775384068878..826e1dc8168be19e090c01c48cb86286c57610cd 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ static int wait_task_zombie(struct task_struct *p, int options,
 		 * p->signal fields, because they are only touched by
 		 * __exit_signal, which runs with tasklist_lock
 		 * write-locked anyway, and so is excluded here.  We do
-		 * need to protect the access to p->parent->signal fields,
+		 * need to protect the access to parent->signal fields,
 		 * as other threads in the parent group can be right
 		 * here reaping other children at the same time.
 		 *
@@ -1213,8 +1213,8 @@ static int wait_task_zombie(struct task_struct *p, int options,
 		 * group including the group leader.
 		 */
 		thread_group_cputime(p, &cputime);
-		spin_lock_irq(&p->parent->sighand->siglock);
-		psig = p->parent->signal;
+		spin_lock_irq(&p->real_parent->sighand->siglock);
+		psig = p->real_parent->signal;
 		sig = p->signal;
 		psig->cutime =
 			cputime_add(psig->cutime,
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ static int wait_task_zombie(struct task_struct *p, int options,
 			sig->oublock + sig->coublock;
 		task_io_accounting_add(&psig->ioac, &p->ioac);
 		task_io_accounting_add(&psig->ioac, &sig->ioac);
-		spin_unlock_irq(&p->parent->sighand->siglock);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&p->real_parent->sighand->siglock);
 	}
 
 	/*