diff --git a/kernel/pid_namespace.c b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
index 57bc1fd35b3c..fd3c44986191 100644
--- a/kernel/pid_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
@@ -149,7 +149,12 @@ void zap_pid_ns_processes(struct pid_namespace *pid_ns)
 {
 	int nr;
 	int rc;
-	struct task_struct *task;
+	struct task_struct *task, *me = current;
+
+	/* Ignore SIGCHLD causing any terminated children to autoreap */
+	spin_lock_irq(&me->sighand->siglock);
+	me->sighand->action[SIGCHLD - 1].sa.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&me->sighand->siglock);
 
 	/*
 	 * The last thread in the cgroup-init thread group is terminating.