diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index f497bf56ada1..218937e837dc 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_setpgid(pid_t pid, pid_t pgid)
 	if (!thread_group_leader(p))
 		goto out;
 
-	if (p->parent == current || p->real_parent == group_leader) {
+	if (p->real_parent == group_leader) {
 		err = -EPERM;
 		if (p->signal->session != group_leader->signal->session)
 			goto out;