diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 966c5c5..be923e4 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@
 	 */
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
 	spin_lock_irq(lock);
-	if (sig->flags & SIGNAL_GROUP_EXIT) {
+	if (signal_group_exit(sig)) {
 		/*
 		 * Another group action in progress, just
 		 * return so that the signal is processed.
@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@
 	if (unlikely(tsk->group_leader == task_child_reaper(tsk)))
 		task_active_pid_ns(tsk)->child_reaper = tsk;
 
+	sig->group_exit_task = tsk;
 	zap_other_threads(tsk);
 	read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 
@@ -802,7 +803,6 @@
 	}
 
 	sig->notify_count = count;
-	sig->group_exit_task = tsk;
 	while (atomic_read(&sig->count) > count) {
 		__set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		spin_unlock_irq(lock);
@@ -871,15 +871,10 @@
 		leader->exit_state = EXIT_DEAD;
 
 		write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
-        }
+	}
 
 	sig->group_exit_task = NULL;
 	sig->notify_count = 0;
-	/*
-	 * There may be one thread left which is just exiting,
-	 * but it's safe to stop telling the group to kill themselves.
-	 */
-	sig->flags = 0;
 
 no_thread_group:
 	exit_itimers(sig);
@@ -1549,7 +1544,7 @@
 	int err = -EAGAIN;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
-	if (!(tsk->signal->flags & SIGNAL_GROUP_EXIT)) {
+	if (!signal_group_exit(tsk->signal)) {
 		tsk->signal->group_exit_code = exit_code;
 		zap_process(tsk);
 		err = 0;