diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 3481ababd06a..f2cd53e92147 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -1600,12 +1600,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(waitid, int, which, pid_t, upid, struct siginfo __user *,
 	struct waitid_info info = {.status = 0};
 	long err = kernel_waitid(which, upid, &info, options, ru ? &r : NULL);
 	int signo = 0;
+
 	if (err > 0) {
 		signo = SIGCHLD;
 		err = 0;
-	}
-
-	if (!err) {
 		if (ru && copy_to_user(ru, &r, sizeof(struct rusage)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 	}
@@ -1723,16 +1721,15 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE5(waitid,
 	if (err > 0) {
 		signo = SIGCHLD;
 		err = 0;
-	}
-
-	if (!err && uru) {
-		/* kernel_waitid() overwrites everything in ru */
-		if (COMPAT_USE_64BIT_TIME)
-			err = copy_to_user(uru, &ru, sizeof(ru));
-		else
-			err = put_compat_rusage(&ru, uru);
-		if (err)
-			return -EFAULT;
+		if (uru) {
+			/* kernel_waitid() overwrites everything in ru */
+			if (COMPAT_USE_64BIT_TIME)
+				err = copy_to_user(uru, &ru, sizeof(ru));
+			else
+				err = put_compat_rusage(&ru, uru);
+			if (err)
+				return -EFAULT;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!infop)