diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index a46a50d67002d9877b00c8052ba922e02e9740af..fc364272759de1b75259d2a9936e47dc931438fc 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -517,10 +517,6 @@ static struct task_struct *find_child_reaper(struct task_struct *father,
 	}
 
 	write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
-	if (unlikely(pid_ns == &init_pid_ns)) {
-		panic("Attempted to kill init! exitcode=0x%08x\n",
-			father->signal->group_exit_code ?: father->exit_code);
-	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(p, n, dead, ptrace_entry) {
 		list_del_init(&p->ptrace_entry);
@@ -786,6 +782,14 @@ void __noreturn do_exit(long code)
 	acct_update_integrals(tsk);
 	group_dead = atomic_dec_and_test(&tsk->signal->live);
 	if (group_dead) {
+		/*
+		 * If the last thread of global init has exited, panic
+		 * immediately to get a useable coredump.
+		 */
+		if (unlikely(is_global_init(tsk)))
+			panic("Attempted to kill init! exitcode=0x%08x\n",
+				tsk->signal->group_exit_code ?: (int)code);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS
 		hrtimer_cancel(&tsk->signal->real_timer);
 		exit_itimers(tsk->signal);