diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 019a2843bf95..59a104c673f7 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -856,12 +856,9 @@ static void exit_notify(struct task_struct *tsk, int group_dead)
 
 	tsk->exit_state = signal == DEATH_REAP ? EXIT_DEAD : EXIT_ZOMBIE;
 
-	/* mt-exec, de_thread() is waiting for us */
-	if (thread_group_leader(tsk) &&
-	    tsk->signal->group_exit_task &&
-	    tsk->signal->notify_count < 0)
+	/* mt-exec, de_thread() is waiting for group leader */
+	if (unlikely(tsk->signal->notify_count < 0))
 		wake_up_process(tsk->signal->group_exit_task);
-
 	write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
 
 	tracehook_report_death(tsk, signal, cookie, group_dead);