diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 595a36ab87d0..8c97fc72d78b 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -391,16 +391,17 @@ static bool task_participate_group_stop(struct task_struct *task)
 
 void task_join_group_stop(struct task_struct *task)
 {
+	unsigned long mask = current->jobctl & JOBCTL_STOP_SIGMASK;
+	struct signal_struct *sig = current->signal;
+
+	if (sig->group_stop_count) {
+		sig->group_stop_count++;
+		mask |= JOBCTL_STOP_CONSUME;
+	} else if (!(sig->flags & SIGNAL_STOP_STOPPED))
+		return;
+
 	/* Have the new thread join an on-going signal group stop */
-	unsigned long jobctl = current->jobctl;
-	if (jobctl & JOBCTL_STOP_PENDING) {
-		struct signal_struct *sig = current->signal;
-		unsigned long signr = jobctl & JOBCTL_STOP_SIGMASK;
-		unsigned long gstop = JOBCTL_STOP_PENDING | JOBCTL_STOP_CONSUME;
-		if (task_set_jobctl_pending(task, signr | gstop)) {
-			sig->group_stop_count++;
-		}
-	}
+	task_set_jobctl_pending(task, mask | JOBCTL_STOP_PENDING);
 }
 
 /*