diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index b760bae64cf1..aa94aee9d4c9 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -364,8 +364,14 @@ unlock_creds:
 	mutex_unlock(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
 out:
 	if (!retval) {
-		wait_on_bit(&task->jobctl, JOBCTL_TRAPPING_BIT,
-			    TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+		/*
+		 * We do not bother to change retval or clear JOBCTL_TRAPPING
+		 * if wait_on_bit() was interrupted by SIGKILL. The tracer will
+		 * not return to user-mode, it will exit and clear this bit in
+		 * __ptrace_unlink() if it wasn't already cleared by the tracee;
+		 * and until then nobody can ptrace this task.
+		 */
+		wait_on_bit(&task->jobctl, JOBCTL_TRAPPING_BIT, TASK_KILLABLE);
 		proc_ptrace_connector(task, PTRACE_ATTACH);
 	}