diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 608c9775a37b..c5548faa9f37 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -1639,6 +1639,10 @@ long kernel_wait4(pid_t upid, int __user *stat_addr, int options,
 			__WNOTHREAD|__WCLONE|__WALL))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* -INT_MIN is not defined */
+	if (upid == INT_MIN)
+		return -ESRCH;
+
 	if (upid == -1)
 		type = PIDTYPE_MAX;
 	else if (upid < 0) {