diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index 68eb5ef..0cee504 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 static struct softirq_action softirq_vec[NR_SOFTIRQS] __cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
 
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, ksoftirqd);
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, ksoftirqd);
 
 char *softirq_to_name[NR_SOFTIRQS] = {
 	"HI", "TIMER", "NET_TX", "NET_RX", "BLOCK", "BLOCK_IOPOLL",
@@ -721,7 +721,6 @@
 {
 	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 
-	current->flags |= PF_KSOFTIRQD;
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
 		preempt_disable();
 		if (!local_softirq_pending()) {