diff -Naurp linux-2.6.10-rc1.orig/kernel/exit.c linux-2.6.10-rc1/kernel/exit.c
--- linux-2.6.10-rc1.orig/kernel/exit.c	2004-10-23 03:10:06.000000000 +0530
+++ linux-2.6.10-rc1/kernel/exit.c	2004-11-10 17:18:20.818103584 +0530
@@ -1325,14 +1325,15 @@ repeat:
 			ret = eligible_child(pid, options, p);
 			if (!ret)
 				continue;
-			flag = 1;
 
 			switch (p->state) {
 			case TASK_TRACED:
+				flag = 1;
 				if (!my_ptrace_child(p))
 					continue;
 				/*FALLTHROUGH*/
 			case TASK_STOPPED:
+				flag = 1;
 				if (!(options & WUNTRACED) &&
 				    !my_ptrace_child(p))
 					continue;
@@ -1365,6 +1366,7 @@ repeat:
 						goto end;
 					break;
 				}
+				flag = 1;
 check_continued:
 				if (!unlikely(options & WCONTINUED))
 					continue;