diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 02b3d1a..feff10b 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -435,7 +435,8 @@
 	task_unlock(tsk);
 	mm_update_next_owner(mm);
 	mmput(mm);
-	unmark_oom_victim();
+	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE))
+		unmark_oom_victim();
 }
 
 static struct task_struct *find_alive_thread(struct task_struct *p)