diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index e3a08761eb40..3aa01b74c1e3 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -557,12 +557,14 @@ static struct task_struct *find_alive_thread(struct task_struct *p)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct task_struct *find_child_reaper(struct task_struct *father)
+static struct task_struct *find_child_reaper(struct task_struct *father,
+						struct list_head *dead)
 	__releases(&tasklist_lock)
 	__acquires(&tasklist_lock)
 {
 	struct pid_namespace *pid_ns = task_active_pid_ns(father);
 	struct task_struct *reaper = pid_ns->child_reaper;
+	struct task_struct *p, *n;
 
 	if (likely(reaper != father))
 		return reaper;
@@ -578,6 +580,12 @@ static struct task_struct *find_child_reaper(struct task_struct *father)
 		panic("Attempted to kill init! exitcode=0x%08x\n",
 			father->signal->group_exit_code ?: father->exit_code);
 	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(p, n, dead, ptrace_entry) {
+		list_del_init(&p->ptrace_entry);
+		release_task(p);
+	}
+
 	zap_pid_ns_processes(pid_ns);
 	write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
 
@@ -667,7 +675,7 @@ static void forget_original_parent(struct task_struct *father,
 		exit_ptrace(father, dead);
 
 	/* Can drop and reacquire tasklist_lock */
-	reaper = find_child_reaper(father);
+	reaper = find_child_reaper(father, dead);
 	if (list_empty(&father->children))
 		return;