diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index 64cdacad83d9..0c7c18f78425 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ static int oom_kill_process(struct task_struct *p, gfp_t gfp_mask, int order,
 	 * its children or threads, just set TIF_MEMDIE so it can die quickly
 	 */
 	if (p->flags & PF_EXITING) {
-		__oom_kill_task(p, 0);
+		set_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_MEMDIE);
 		return 0;
 	}