diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index fa989aa8fa50..b37554115a2e 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: d344193a05da89c97e965da2c5cbf687d7385eae
+refs/heads/master: 4a5999429739844367d0f77a65efdd7db8202779
diff --git a/trunk/kernel/exit.c b/trunk/kernel/exit.c
index 9220967f4256..4c70c377d21f 100644
--- a/trunk/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/trunk/kernel/exit.c
@@ -88,11 +88,12 @@ static void __exit_signal(struct task_struct *tsk)
 					rcu_read_lock_held() ||
 					lockdep_tasklist_lock_is_held());
 	spin_lock(&sighand->siglock);
+	atomic_dec(&sig->count);
 
 	posix_cpu_timers_exit(tsk);
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sig->count))
+	if (thread_group_leader(tsk)) {
 		posix_cpu_timers_exit_group(tsk);
-	else {
+	} else {
 		/*
 		 * If there is any task waiting for the group exit
 		 * then notify it: