diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index bb801156628ee..c9b203875001e 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ static int sig_task_ignored(struct task_struct *t, int sig, bool force)
 
 	handler = sig_handler(t, sig);
 
+	/* SIGKILL and SIGSTOP may not be sent to the global init */
+	if (unlikely(is_global_init(t) && sig_kernel_only(sig)))
+		return true;
+
 	if (unlikely(t->signal->flags & SIGNAL_UNKILLABLE) &&
 	    handler == SIG_DFL && !(force && sig_kernel_only(sig)))
 		return 1;