diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index 5a3ba96..10f6869 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -902,13 +902,7 @@
 			continue;
 		if (same_thread_group(p, victim))
 			continue;
-		if (unlikely(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD) || is_global_init(p)) {
-			/*
-			 * We cannot use oom_reaper for the mm shared by this
-			 * process because it wouldn't get killed and so the
-			 * memory might be still used. Hide the mm from the oom
-			 * killer to guarantee OOM forward progress.
-			 */
+		if (is_global_init(p)) {
 			can_oom_reap = false;
 			set_bit(MMF_OOM_SKIP, &mm->flags);
 			pr_info("oom killer %d (%s) has mm pinned by %d (%s)\n",
@@ -916,6 +910,12 @@
 					task_pid_nr(p), p->comm);
 			continue;
 		}
+		/*
+		 * No use_mm() user needs to read from the userspace so we are
+		 * ok to reap it.
+		 */
+		if (unlikely(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD))
+			continue;
 		do_send_sig_info(SIGKILL, SEND_SIG_FORCED, p, true);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();