diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 87a2d515de0d..1f236ed375f8 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -454,7 +454,10 @@ static void exit_mm(void)
 		mmap_read_unlock(mm);
 
 		self.task = current;
-		self.next = xchg(&core_state->dumper.next, &self);
+		if (self.task->flags & PF_SIGNALED)
+			self.next = xchg(&core_state->dumper.next, &self);
+		else
+			self.task = NULL;
 		/*
 		 * Implies mb(), the result of xchg() must be visible
 		 * to core_state->dumper.