diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index c723113..ecd3ea1 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -895,8 +895,7 @@
  * only important on a multi-user system anyway, to make sure one user
  * can't send a signal to a process owned by another.  -TYT, 12/12/91
  *
- * Auch. Had to add the 'did_exec' flag to conform completely to POSIX.
- * LBT 04.03.94
+ * !PF_FORKNOEXEC check to conform completely to POSIX.
  */
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(setpgid, pid_t, pid, pid_t, pgid)
 {
@@ -932,7 +931,7 @@
 		if (task_session(p) != task_session(group_leader))
 			goto out;
 		err = -EACCES;
-		if (p->did_exec)
+		if (!(p->flags & PF_FORKNOEXEC))
 			goto out;
 	} else {
 		err = -ESRCH;