diff --git a/fs/coredump.c b/fs/coredump.c
index ebc43f960b64..b836948c9543 100644
--- a/fs/coredump.c
+++ b/fs/coredump.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static int zap_process(struct task_struct *start, int exit_code)
 	struct task_struct *t;
 	int nr = 0;
 
-	/* ignore all signals except SIGKILL, see prepare_signal() */
+	/* Allow SIGKILL, see prepare_signal() */
 	start->signal->flags = SIGNAL_GROUP_EXIT;
 	start->signal->group_exit_code = exit_code;
 	start->signal->group_stop_count = 0;
diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 6f86fda5e432..8a0f114d00e0 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -913,8 +913,9 @@ static bool prepare_signal(int sig, struct task_struct *p, bool force)
 		if (signal->core_state)
 			return sig == SIGKILL;
 		/*
-		 * The process is in the middle of dying, nothing to do.
+		 * The process is in the middle of dying, drop the signal.
 		 */
+		return false;
 	} else if (sig_kernel_stop(sig)) {
 		/*
 		 * This is a stop signal.  Remove SIGCONT from all queues.