diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index ca23059a947d..86aad7badb9a 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -1000,9 +1000,7 @@ static void complete_signal(int sig, struct task_struct *p, enum pid_type type)
 	 * Found a killable thread.  If the signal will be fatal,
 	 * then start taking the whole group down immediately.
 	 */
-	if (sig_fatal(p, sig) &&
-	    (signal->core_state || !(signal->flags & SIGNAL_GROUP_EXIT)) &&
-	    !sigismember(&t->real_blocked, sig) &&
+	if (sig_fatal(p, sig) && !sigismember(&t->real_blocked, sig) &&
 	    (sig == SIGKILL || !p->ptrace)) {
 		/*
 		 * This signal will be fatal to the whole group.