diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 466531eb92cc..021e1138556e 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -568,18 +568,18 @@ void mm_release(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm)
 	 * the value intact in a core dump, and to save the unnecessary
 	 * trouble otherwise.  Userland only wants this done for a sys_exit.
 	 */
-	if (tsk->clear_child_tid
-	    && !(tsk->flags & PF_SIGNALED)
-	    && atomic_read(&mm->mm_users) > 1) {
-		u32 __user * tidptr = tsk->clear_child_tid;
+	if (tsk->clear_child_tid) {
+		if (!(tsk->flags & PF_SIGNALED) &&
+		    atomic_read(&mm->mm_users) > 1) {
+			/*
+			 * We don't check the error code - if userspace has
+			 * not set up a proper pointer then tough luck.
+			 */
+			put_user(0, tsk->clear_child_tid);
+			sys_futex(tsk->clear_child_tid, FUTEX_WAKE,
+					1, NULL, NULL, 0);
+		}
 		tsk->clear_child_tid = NULL;
-
-		/*
-		 * We don't check the error code - if userspace has
-		 * not set up a proper pointer then tough luck.
-		 */
-		put_user(0, tidptr);
-		sys_futex(tidptr, FUTEX_WAKE, 1, NULL, NULL, 0);
 	}
 }