diff --git a/fs/io-wq.c b/fs/io-wq.c
index c2e0e8e80949..c2360cdc403d 100644
--- a/fs/io-wq.c
+++ b/fs/io-wq.c
@@ -584,7 +584,8 @@ static int io_wqe_worker(void *data)
 
 			if (!get_signal(&ksig))
 				continue;
-			if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
+			if (fatal_signal_pending(current) ||
+			    signal_group_exit(current->signal))
 				break;
 			continue;
 		}