diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
index bd056a5..e9b3ebe 100644
--- a/fs/eventpoll.c
+++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
@@ -1140,8 +1140,7 @@ retry:
 		 * ep_poll_callback() when events will become available.
 		 */
 		init_waitqueue_entry(&wait, current);
-		wait.flags |= WQ_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE;
-		__add_wait_queue(&ep->wq, &wait);
+		__add_wait_queue_ex(&ep->wq, &wait);
 
 		for (;;) {
 			/*
diff --git a/include/linux/wait.h b/include/linux/wait.h
index a48e16b..839db33 100644
--- a/include/linux/wait.h
+++ b/include/linux/wait.h
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ typedef int (*wait_queue_func_t)(wait_queue_t *wait, unsigned mode, int flags, v
 int default_wake_function(wait_queue_t *wait, unsigned mode, int flags, void *key);
 
 struct __wait_queue {
-	unsigned int flags;
-#define WQ_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE	0x01
 	void *private;
 	wait_queue_func_t func;
 	struct list_head task_list;
@@ -50,6 +48,7 @@ struct wait_bit_queue {
 struct __wait_queue_head {
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	struct list_head task_list;
+	struct list_head task_list_ex;
 };
 typedef struct __wait_queue_head wait_queue_head_t;
 
@@ -69,7 +68,8 @@ struct task_struct;
 
 #define __WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_INITIALIZER(name) {				\
 	.lock		= __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(name.lock),		\
-	.task_list	= { &(name).task_list, &(name).task_list } }
+	.task_list	= { &(name).task_list, &(name).task_list },	\
+	.task_list_ex	= { &(name).task_list_ex, &(name).task_list_ex } }
 
 #define DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(name) \
 	wait_queue_head_t name = __WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_INITIALIZER(name)
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ extern void __init_waitqueue_head(wait_queue_head_t *q, struct lock_class_key *)
 
 static inline void init_waitqueue_entry(wait_queue_t *q, struct task_struct *p)
 {
-	q->flags = 0;
 	q->private = p;
 	q->func = default_wake_function;
 }
@@ -105,14 +104,13 @@ static inline void init_waitqueue_entry(wait_queue_t *q, struct task_struct *p)
 static inline void init_waitqueue_func_entry(wait_queue_t *q,
 					wait_queue_func_t func)
 {
-	q->flags = 0;
 	q->private = NULL;
 	q->func = func;
 }
 
 static inline int waitqueue_active(wait_queue_head_t *q)
 {
-	return !list_empty(&q->task_list);
+	return !list_empty(&q->task_list) || !list_empty(&q->task_list_ex);
 }
 
 extern void add_wait_queue(wait_queue_head_t *q, wait_queue_t *wait);
@@ -127,10 +125,10 @@ static inline void __add_wait_queue(wait_queue_head_t *head, wait_queue_t *new)
 /*
  * Used for wake-one threads:
  */
-static inline void __add_wait_queue_tail(wait_queue_head_t *head,
+static inline void __add_wait_queue_ex(wait_queue_head_t *head,
 						wait_queue_t *new)
 {
-	list_add_tail(&new->task_list, &head->task_list);
+	list_add(&new->task_list, &head->task_list_ex);
 }
 
 static inline void __remove_wait_queue(wait_queue_head_t *head,
@@ -409,8 +407,7 @@ do {									\
 static inline void add_wait_queue_exclusive_locked(wait_queue_head_t *q,
 						   wait_queue_t * wait)
 {
-	wait->flags |= WQ_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE;
-	__add_wait_queue_tail(q,  wait);
+	__add_wait_queue_ex(q,  wait);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index be5ab70..59b1534 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -3903,11 +3903,11 @@ static void __wake_up_common(wait_queue_head_t *q, unsigned int mode,
 {
 	wait_queue_t *curr, *next;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(curr, next, &q->task_list, task_list) {
-		unsigned flags = curr->flags;
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(curr, next, &q->task_list, task_list)
+		curr->func(curr, mode, wake_flags, key);
 
-		if (curr->func(curr, mode, wake_flags, key) &&
-				(flags & WQ_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE) && !--nr_exclusive)
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(curr, next, &q->task_list_ex, task_list) {
+		if (curr->func(curr, mode, wake_flags, key) && !--nr_exclusive)
 			break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/kernel/wait.c b/kernel/wait.c
index c4bd3d8..a0559df 100644
--- a/kernel/wait.c
+++ b/kernel/wait.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ void __init_waitqueue_head(wait_queue_head_t *q, struct lock_class_key *key)
 	spin_lock_init(&q->lock);
 	lockdep_set_class(&q->lock, key);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->task_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->task_list_ex);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__init_waitqueue_head);
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ void add_wait_queue(wait_queue_head_t *q, wait_queue_t *wait)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	wait->flags &= ~WQ_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&q->lock, flags);
 	__add_wait_queue(q, wait);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&q->lock, flags);
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ void add_wait_queue_exclusive(wait_queue_head_t *q, wait_queue_t *wait)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	wait->flags |= WQ_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&q->lock, flags);
-	__add_wait_queue_tail(q, wait);
+	__add_wait_queue_ex(q, wait);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&q->lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_wait_queue_exclusive);
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ prepare_to_wait(wait_queue_head_t *q, wait_queue_t *wait, int state)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	wait->flags &= ~WQ_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&q->lock, flags);
 	if (list_empty(&wait->task_list))
 		__add_wait_queue(q, wait);
@@ -83,10 +81,9 @@ prepare_to_wait_exclusive(wait_queue_head_t *q, wait_queue_t *wait, int state)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	wait->flags |= WQ_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&q->lock, flags);
 	if (list_empty(&wait->task_list))
-		__add_wait_queue_tail(q, wait);
+		__add_wait_queue_ex(q, wait);
 	set_current_state(state);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&q->lock, flags);
 }