diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 456329f..3db1909 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -711,8 +711,11 @@
 
 	if (unlikely(pid_ns->child_reaper == father)) {
 		write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
-		if (unlikely(pid_ns == &init_pid_ns))
-			panic("Attempted to kill init!");
+		if (unlikely(pid_ns == &init_pid_ns)) {
+			panic("Attempted to kill init! exitcode=0x%08x\n",
+				father->signal->group_exit_code ?:
+					father->exit_code);
+		}
 
 		zap_pid_ns_processes(pid_ns);
 		write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock);