diff --git a/kernel/pid_namespace.c b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
index 4918314893bc..22091c88b3bb 100644
--- a/kernel/pid_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ int reboot_pid_ns(struct pid_namespace *pid_ns, int cmd)
 	}
 
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-	force_sig(SIGKILL, pid_ns->child_reaper);
+	send_sig(SIGKILL, pid_ns->child_reaper, 1);
 	read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 
 	do_exit(0);