if (((p->exit_signal != SIGCHLD) ^ ((options & __WCLONE) != 0))
            && !(options & __WALL))
                return 0;
-       /*
-        * Do not consider thread group leaders that are
-        * in a non-empty thread group:
-        */
-       if (delay_group_leader(p))
-               return 2;
 
        err = security_task_wait(p);
        if (err)
        tsk = current;
        do {
                struct task_struct *p;
-               int ret;
 
                list_for_each_entry(p, &tsk->children, sibling) {
-                       ret = eligible_child(pid, options, p);
+                       int ret = eligible_child(pid, options, p);
                        if (!ret)
                                continue;
 
                                retval = wait_task_stopped(p,
                                                (options & WNOWAIT), infop,
                                                stat_addr, ru);
-                       } else if (p->exit_state == EXIT_ZOMBIE) {
+                       } else if (p->exit_state == EXIT_ZOMBIE &&
+                                       !delay_group_leader(p)) {
                                /*
-                                * Eligible but we cannot release it yet:
+                                * We don't reap group leaders with subthreads.
                                 */
-                               if (ret == 2)
-                                       goto check_continued;
                                if (!likely(options & WEXITED))
                                        continue;
                                retval = wait_task_zombie(p,
                                                (options & WNOWAIT), infop,
                                                stat_addr, ru);
                        } else if (p->exit_state != EXIT_DEAD) {
-check_continued:
                                /*
                                 * It's running now, so it might later
                                 * exit, stop, or stop and then continue.