diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 3602f468e3a0..357d443d5a00 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ static void __exit_signal(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	clear_tsk_thread_flag(tsk,TIF_SIGPENDING);
 	if (group_dead) {
 		flush_sigqueue(&sig->shared_pending);
-		taskstats_tgid_free(sig);
 		tty_kref_put(tty);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 58f8611b1ac6..7701470ea1b8 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(free_task);
 
 static inline void free_signal_struct(struct signal_struct *sig)
 {
+	taskstats_tgid_free(sig);
 	kmem_cache_free(signal_cachep, sig);
 }