diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index cc941a3504d..a19fef2093f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -707,6 +707,8 @@ void disassociate_ctty(int on_exit)
 	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	struct pid *tty_pgrp = NULL;
 
+	if (!current->signal->leader)
+		return;
 
 	tty = get_current_tty();
 	if (tty) {
@@ -772,8 +774,7 @@ void no_tty(void)
 {
 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
 	lock_kernel();
-	if (tsk->signal->leader)
-		disassociate_ctty(0);
+	disassociate_ctty(0);
 	unlock_kernel();
 	proc_clear_tty(tsk);
 }
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 1143012951e..6f50ef55a6f 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ NORET_TYPE void do_exit(long code)
 	exit_thread();
 	cgroup_exit(tsk, 1);
 
-	if (group_dead && tsk->signal->leader)
+	if (group_dead)
 		disassociate_ctty(1);
 
 	module_put(task_thread_info(tsk)->exec_domain->module);