diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index 850b6ff66bdf..415f7eb913fa 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -510,14 +510,10 @@ static bool __oom_reap_task(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 
 	/*
-	 * Clear TIF_MEMDIE because the task shouldn't be sitting on a
-	 * reasonably reclaimable memory anymore. OOM killer can continue
-	 * by selecting other victim if unmapping hasn't led to any
-	 * improvements. This also means that selecting this task doesn't
-	 * make any sense.
+	 * This task can be safely ignored because we cannot do much more
+	 * to release its memory.
 	 */
 	tsk->signal->oom_score_adj = OOM_SCORE_ADJ_MIN;
-	exit_oom_victim(tsk);
 out:
 	mmput(mm);
 	return ret;
@@ -538,6 +534,15 @@ static void oom_reap_task(struct task_struct *tsk)
 		debug_show_all_locks();
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Clear TIF_MEMDIE because the task shouldn't be sitting on a
+	 * reasonably reclaimable memory anymore or it is not a good candidate
+	 * for the oom victim right now because it cannot release its memory
+	 * itself nor by the oom reaper.
+	 */
+	tsk->oom_reaper_list = NULL;
+	exit_oom_victim(tsk);
+
 	/* Drop a reference taken by wake_oom_reaper */
 	put_task_struct(tsk);
 }