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-rw-r--r--nptl/pthread_kill.c4
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/nptl/pthread_kill.c b/nptl/pthread_kill.c
index a44dc8f2d9..35bf1f973e 100644
--- a/nptl/pthread_kill.c
+++ b/nptl/pthread_kill.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ __pthread_kill_implementation (pthread_t threadid, int signo, int no_tid)
          below.  POSIX only guarantees delivery of a single signal,
          which may not be the right one.)  */
       pid_t tid = INTERNAL_SYSCALL_CALL (gettid);
-      int ret = INTERNAL_SYSCALL_CALL (kill, tid, signo);
+      int ret = INTERNAL_SYSCALL_CALL (tgkill, __getpid (), tid, signo);
       return INTERNAL_SYSCALL_ERROR_P (ret) ? INTERNAL_SYSCALL_ERRNO (ret) : 0;
     }
 
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ __pthread_kill_implementation (pthread_t threadid, int signo, int no_tid)
     ret = no_tid;
   else
     {
-      /* Using tgkill is a safety measure.  pd->exit_lock ensures that
-	 the target thread cannot exit.  */
       ret = INTERNAL_SYSCALL_CALL (tgkill, __getpid (), pd->tid, signo);
       ret = INTERNAL_SYSCALL_ERROR_P (ret) ? INTERNAL_SYSCALL_ERRNO (ret) : 0;
     }