diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index e674b2b85f29..5658f94bcba7 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 35f5cad8c4bab94ecc5acdc4055df5ea12dc76f8
+refs/heads/master: 5876700cd399112ecfa70df36203c8c6660d84f8
diff --git a/trunk/kernel/exit.c b/trunk/kernel/exit.c
index 6b2e4cf3e140..44d6c6e3896d 100644
--- a/trunk/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/trunk/kernel/exit.c
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ static void __exit_signal(struct task_struct *tsk)
 		sig = NULL; /* Marker for below. */
 	}
 
+	__unhash_process(tsk);
+
 	tsk->signal = NULL;
 	cleanup_sighand(tsk);
 	spin_unlock(&sighand->siglock);
@@ -140,8 +142,6 @@ void release_task(struct task_struct * p)
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&p->ptrace_list) || !list_empty(&p->ptrace_children));
 	__exit_signal(p);
 
-	__unhash_process(p);
-
 	/*
 	 * If we are the last non-leader member of the thread
 	 * group, and the leader is zombie, then notify the