diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index ce66d66881fdaf935b2010ba84ec8b623686420c..5f8d452e8111b7a2e67b1de14b50ec544c22bfa1 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -208,8 +208,7 @@ int ptrace_attach(struct task_struct *task)
 
 	__ptrace_link(task, current);
 
-	force_sig_specific(SIGSTOP, task);
-
+	send_sig_info(SIGSTOP, SEND_SIG_FORCED, task);
 bad:
 	write_unlock_irqrestore(&tasklist_lock, flags);
 	task_unlock(task);