diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
index 4fd173cd8e57..5a8f5e68bb61 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
@@ -682,6 +682,7 @@ static int
 handle_signal(unsigned long sig, siginfo_t *info, struct k_sigaction *ka,
 	      sigset_t *oldset, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
+	sigset_t blocked;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Are we from a system call? */
@@ -741,12 +742,10 @@ handle_signal(unsigned long sig, siginfo_t *info, struct k_sigaction *ka,
 	 */
 	regs->flags &= ~X86_EFLAGS_TF;
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
-	sigorsets(&current->blocked, &current->blocked, &ka->sa.sa_mask);
+	sigorsets(&blocked, &current->blocked, &ka->sa.sa_mask);
 	if (!(ka->sa.sa_flags & SA_NODEFER))
-		sigaddset(&current->blocked, sig);
-	recalc_sigpending();
-	spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
+		sigaddset(&blocked, sig);
+	set_current_blocked(&blocked);
 
 	tracehook_signal_handler(sig, info, ka, regs,
 				 test_thread_flag(TIF_SINGLESTEP));