diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 5a274705ba1945b8ec81100a139daec057fc696d..619b027e92b53ce02706a04f6e4524a6cc1135a8 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -1763,7 +1763,8 @@ do_signal_stop(int signr)
 				 * stop is always done with the siglock held,
 				 * so this check has no races.
 				 */
-				if (t->state < TASK_STOPPED) {
+				if (!t->exit_state &&
+				    !(t->state & (TASK_STOPPED|TASK_TRACED))) {
 					stop_count++;
 					signal_wake_up(t, 0);
 				}