diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 21e7701e94ee..f07c7e6c12bc 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: d6b2123802d2b7eee8c62cd0ebd73e8636cbb068
+refs/heads/master: fb45550d76bb584857cf0ea3be79fa78207a3cff
diff --git a/trunk/kernel/kmod.c b/trunk/kernel/kmod.c
index 6f99aead66c6..b6e5ca9c758a 100644
--- a/trunk/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/trunk/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static int ____call_usermodehelper(void *data)
 	/* Exec failed? */
 fail:
 	sub_info->retval = retval;
-	return 0;
+	do_exit(0);
 }
 
 static int call_helper(void *data)
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static int wait_for_helper(void *data)
 	}
 
 	umh_complete(sub_info);
-	return 0;
+	do_exit(0);
 }
 
 /* This is run by khelper thread  */