diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/lowmemorykiller.c b/drivers/staging/android/lowmemorykiller.c
index 6f094b37f1f1..4bcf00a87270 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/lowmemorykiller.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/lowmemorykiller.c
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ static unsigned long lowmem_scan(struct shrinker *s, struct shrink_control *sc)
 			     selected->pid, selected->comm,
 			     selected_oom_score_adj, selected_tasksize);
 		lowmem_deathpending_timeout = jiffies + HZ;
-		send_sig(SIGKILL, selected, 0);
 		set_tsk_thread_flag(selected, TIF_MEMDIE);
+		send_sig(SIGKILL, selected, 0);
 		rem += selected_tasksize;
 	}