diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
index 3747ab0dac3fd66f1adf58b5365b62033b19ad62..c6d0595da6b5d74755d2eb8be8804672c862eae7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
@@ -254,11 +254,9 @@ int do_signal(sigset_t *oldset, struct pt_regs *regs);
  */
 long sys_sigsuspend(old_sigset_t mask)
 {
-	sigset_t saveset;
-
 	mask &= _BLOCKABLE;
 	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
-	saveset = current->blocked;
+	current->saved_sigmask = current->blocked;
 	siginitset(&current->blocked, mask);
 	recalc_sigpending();
 	spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);