diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index f2cbd4e..c0b01fe 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@
 	sigset_t flush;
 
 	if (signal->flags & (SIGNAL_GROUP_EXIT | SIGNAL_GROUP_COREDUMP)) {
-		if (signal->flags & SIGNAL_GROUP_COREDUMP)
+		if (!(signal->flags & SIGNAL_GROUP_EXIT))
 			return sig == SIGKILL;
 		/*
 		 * The process is in the middle of dying, nothing to do.