diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 6aca4a16e377..79e749dbf81e 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -2054,9 +2054,6 @@ static inline int signal_pending_state(long state, struct task_struct *p)
 	if (!signal_pending(p))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (state & (__TASK_STOPPED | __TASK_TRACED))
-		return 0;
-
 	return (state & TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE) || __fatal_signal_pending(p);
 }