1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index 645f694c0..864ee6ab8 100644
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -523,15 +523,17 @@ static struct init_action *mark_terminated(pid_t pid)
         struct init_action *a;
 
         if (pid > 0) {
+                update_utmp(pid, DEAD_PROCESS,
+                                /*tty_name:*/ NULL,
+                                /*username:*/ NULL,
+                                /*hostname:*/ NULL
+                );
                 for (a = init_action_list; a; a = a->next) {
                         if (a->pid == pid) {
                                 a->pid = 0;
                                 return a;
                         }
                 }
-                update_utmp(pid, DEAD_PROCESS, /*tty_name:*/ NULL,
-                                /*username:*/ NULL,
-                                /*hostname:*/ NULL);
         }
         return NULL;
 }