diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 38ec40630149..75c647387639 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -918,8 +918,8 @@ static void exit_notify(struct task_struct *tsk, int group_dead)
 
 	/* mt-exec, de_thread() is waiting for us */
 	if (thread_group_leader(tsk) &&
-	    tsk->signal->notify_count < 0 &&
-	    tsk->signal->group_exit_task)
+	    tsk->signal->group_exit_task &&
+	    tsk->signal->notify_count < 0)
 		wake_up_process(tsk->signal->group_exit_task);
 
 	write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);