diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index e5c4668f1799d15ce1d527b1e357d795f3d748ea..88c6b3e425834e89943bb1a291a7a350333e3593 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ static void exit_mm(struct task_struct * tsk)
 	task_unlock(tsk);
 	mm_update_next_owner(mm);
 	mmput(mm);
+	clear_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index d33aca1552addc67196e47939405befe330f6f13..1e11df8fa7ecaecd274a3d0aaa1fe0aea4bb38ab 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -258,8 +258,6 @@ enum oom_scan_t oom_scan_process_thread(struct task_struct *task,
 		unsigned long totalpages, const nodemask_t *nodemask,
 		bool force_kill)
 {
-	if (task->exit_state)
-		return OOM_SCAN_CONTINUE;
 	if (oom_unkillable_task(task, NULL, nodemask))
 		return OOM_SCAN_CONTINUE;