diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index b65879d4e08f..d7c7f3cd4da8 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ static void collect_signal(int sig, struct sigpending *list, siginfo_t *info)
 		 */
 		info->si_signo = sig;
 		info->si_errno = 0;
-		info->si_code = 0;
+		info->si_code = SI_USER;
 		info->si_pid = 0;
 		info->si_uid = 0;
 	}