diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 650c1d1a55d..1daa7f46bcc 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -1481,8 +1481,8 @@ static int wait_task_continued(struct wait_opts *wo, struct task_struct *p)
  * then ->notask_error is 0 if @p is an eligible child,
  * or another error from security_task_wait(), or still -ECHILD.
  */
-static int wait_consider_task(struct wait_opts *wo, struct task_struct *parent,
-				int ptrace, struct task_struct *p)
+static int wait_consider_task(struct wait_opts *wo, int ptrace,
+				struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	int ret = eligible_child(wo, p);
 	if (!ret)
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ static int do_wait_thread(struct wait_opts *wo, struct task_struct *tsk)
 		 * Do not consider detached threads.
 		 */
 		if (!task_detached(p)) {
-			int ret = wait_consider_task(wo, tsk, 0, p);
+			int ret = wait_consider_task(wo, 0, p);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 		}
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ static int ptrace_do_wait(struct wait_opts *wo, struct task_struct *tsk)
 	struct task_struct *p;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(p, &tsk->ptraced, ptrace_entry) {
-		int ret = wait_consider_task(wo, tsk, 1, p);
+		int ret = wait_consider_task(wo, 1, p);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}