diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 1d8f84c5c6ee..1bf3c39d6109 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -879,11 +879,13 @@ force_sig_info(int sig, struct siginfo *info, struct task_struct *t)
 	int ret;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&t->sighand->siglock, flags);
-	if (sigismember(&t->blocked, sig) || t->sighand->action[sig-1].sa.sa_handler == SIG_IGN) {
+	if (t->sighand->action[sig-1].sa.sa_handler == SIG_IGN) {
 		t->sighand->action[sig-1].sa.sa_handler = SIG_DFL;
-		sigdelset(&t->blocked, sig);
-		recalc_sigpending_tsk(t);
 	}
+	if (sigismember(&t->blocked, sig)) {
+		sigdelset(&t->blocked, sig);
+	}
+	recalc_sigpending_tsk(t);
 	ret = specific_send_sig_info(sig, info, t);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->sighand->siglock, flags);
 
@@ -893,15 +895,7 @@ force_sig_info(int sig, struct siginfo *info, struct task_struct *t)
 void
 force_sig_specific(int sig, struct task_struct *t)
 {
-	unsigned long int flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&t->sighand->siglock, flags);
-	if (t->sighand->action[sig-1].sa.sa_handler == SIG_IGN)
-		t->sighand->action[sig-1].sa.sa_handler = SIG_DFL;
-	sigdelset(&t->blocked, sig);
-	recalc_sigpending_tsk(t);
-	specific_send_sig_info(sig, SEND_SIG_FORCED, t);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->sighand->siglock, flags);
+	force_sig_info(sig, SEND_SIG_FORCED, t);
 }
 
 /*