diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 89d4080c1435..829a6c6d1803 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1561,12 +1561,13 @@ static int format_corename(char *corename, long signr)
 	return ispipe;
 }
 
-static int zap_process(struct task_struct *start)
+static int zap_process(struct task_struct *start, int exit_code)
 {
 	struct task_struct *t;
 	int nr = 0;
 
 	start->signal->flags = SIGNAL_GROUP_EXIT;
+	start->signal->group_exit_code = exit_code;
 	start->signal->group_stop_count = 0;
 
 	t = start;
@@ -1591,8 +1592,7 @@ static inline int zap_threads(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm,
 	spin_lock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
 	if (!signal_group_exit(tsk->signal)) {
 		mm->core_state = core_state;
-		tsk->signal->group_exit_code = exit_code;
-		nr = zap_process(tsk);
+		nr = zap_process(tsk, exit_code);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
 	if (unlikely(nr < 0))
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ static inline int zap_threads(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm,
 			if (p->mm) {
 				if (unlikely(p->mm == mm)) {
 					lock_task_sighand(p, &flags);
-					nr += zap_process(p);
+					nr += zap_process(p, exit_code);
 					unlock_task_sighand(p, &flags);
 				}
 				break;