diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index f1aec27f1df00eaae4cbb9c3f99dde1b4e1c8520..cd0f1d4137a734abb393a5ebc5a8534b2b8f882a 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -1386,8 +1386,7 @@ static int wait_task_stopped(struct task_struct *p, int delayed_group_leader,
 		int why = (p->ptrace & PT_PTRACED) ? CLD_TRAPPED : CLD_STOPPED;
 
 		exit_code = p->exit_code;
-		if (unlikely(!exit_code) ||
-		    unlikely(p->state & TASK_TRACED))
+		if (unlikely(!exit_code) || unlikely(p->exit_state))
 			goto bail_ref;
 		return wait_noreap_copyout(p, pid, uid,
 					   why, (exit_code << 8) | 0x7f,