diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index b3f78d0..399c184 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -2359,8 +2359,15 @@
 	int group_stop = 0;
 	sigset_t unblocked;
 
+	/*
+	 * @tsk is about to have PF_EXITING set - lock out users which
+	 * expect stable threadgroup.
+	 */
+	threadgroup_change_begin(tsk);
+
 	if (thread_group_empty(tsk) || signal_group_exit(tsk->signal)) {
 		tsk->flags |= PF_EXITING;
+		threadgroup_change_end(tsk);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -2370,6 +2377,9 @@
 	 * see wants_signal(), do_signal_stop().
 	 */
 	tsk->flags |= PF_EXITING;
+
+	threadgroup_change_end(tsk);
+
 	if (!signal_pending(tsk))
 		goto out;