diff --git a/fs/signalfd.c b/fs/signalfd.c
index 040e1cf9052826ef08bf269aeb63d11c073d16b4..74f134cd1ff6b77d38b1a35aa7532010423a72c4 100644
--- a/fs/signalfd.c
+++ b/fs/signalfd.c
@@ -165,11 +165,12 @@ static int signalfd_copyinfo(struct signalfd_siginfo __user *uinfo,
 static ssize_t signalfd_dequeue(struct signalfd_ctx *ctx, kernel_siginfo_t *info,
 				int nonblock)
 {
+	enum pid_type type;
 	ssize_t ret;
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
-	ret = dequeue_signal(current, &ctx->sigmask, info);
+	ret = dequeue_signal(current, &ctx->sigmask, info, &type);
 	switch (ret) {
 	case 0:
 		if (!nonblock)
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ static ssize_t signalfd_dequeue(struct signalfd_ctx *ctx, kernel_siginfo_t *info
 	add_wait_queue(&current->sighand->signalfd_wqh, &wait);
 	for (;;) {
 		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-		ret = dequeue_signal(current, &ctx->sigmask, info);
+		ret = dequeue_signal(current, &ctx->sigmask, info, &type);
 		if (ret != 0)
 			break;
 		if (signal_pending(current)) {
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/signal.h b/include/linux/sched/signal.h
index 23505394ef7091d36219cd28b2e4ad617226f920..167995d471da74d65714aa22ecd835ef105a37ba 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/signal.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/signal.h
@@ -286,17 +286,18 @@ static inline int signal_group_exit(const struct signal_struct *sig)
 extern void flush_signals(struct task_struct *);
 extern void ignore_signals(struct task_struct *);
 extern void flush_signal_handlers(struct task_struct *, int force_default);
-extern int dequeue_signal(struct task_struct *task,
-			  sigset_t *mask, kernel_siginfo_t *info);
+extern int dequeue_signal(struct task_struct *task, sigset_t *mask,
+			  kernel_siginfo_t *info, enum pid_type *type);
 
 static inline int kernel_dequeue_signal(void)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task = current;
 	kernel_siginfo_t __info;
+	enum pid_type __type;
 	int ret;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&task->sighand->siglock);
-	ret = dequeue_signal(task, &task->blocked, &__info);
+	ret = dequeue_signal(task, &task->blocked, &__info, &__type);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&task->sighand->siglock);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 986fa69c15c54b7586ecdac840d8f8216a0d031d..43e8b7e362b0e9223c5ec2f234b48681b831d25b 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -626,7 +626,8 @@ static int __dequeue_signal(struct sigpending *pending, sigset_t *mask,
  *
  * All callers have to hold the siglock.
  */
-int dequeue_signal(struct task_struct *tsk, sigset_t *mask, kernel_siginfo_t *info)
+int dequeue_signal(struct task_struct *tsk, sigset_t *mask,
+		   kernel_siginfo_t *info, enum pid_type *type)
 {
 	bool resched_timer = false;
 	int signr;
@@ -634,8 +635,10 @@ int dequeue_signal(struct task_struct *tsk, sigset_t *mask, kernel_siginfo_t *in
 	/* We only dequeue private signals from ourselves, we don't let
 	 * signalfd steal them
 	 */
+	*type = PIDTYPE_PID;
 	signr = __dequeue_signal(&tsk->pending, mask, info, &resched_timer);
 	if (!signr) {
+		*type = PIDTYPE_TGID;
 		signr = __dequeue_signal(&tsk->signal->shared_pending,
 					 mask, info, &resched_timer);
 #ifdef CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS
@@ -2522,7 +2525,7 @@ static void do_freezer_trap(void)
 	freezable_schedule();
 }
 
-static int ptrace_signal(int signr, kernel_siginfo_t *info)
+static int ptrace_signal(int signr, kernel_siginfo_t *info, enum pid_type type)
 {
 	/*
 	 * We do not check sig_kernel_stop(signr) but set this marker
@@ -2563,7 +2566,7 @@ static int ptrace_signal(int signr, kernel_siginfo_t *info)
 
 	/* If the (new) signal is now blocked, requeue it.  */
 	if (sigismember(&current->blocked, signr)) {
-		send_signal(signr, info, current, PIDTYPE_PID);
+		send_signal(signr, info, current, type);
 		signr = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -2664,6 +2667,7 @@ bool get_signal(struct ksignal *ksig)
 
 	for (;;) {
 		struct k_sigaction *ka;
+		enum pid_type type;
 
 		/* Has this task already been marked for death? */
 		if (signal_group_exit(signal)) {
@@ -2706,16 +2710,18 @@ bool get_signal(struct ksignal *ksig)
 		 * so that the instruction pointer in the signal stack
 		 * frame points to the faulting instruction.
 		 */
+		type = PIDTYPE_PID;
 		signr = dequeue_synchronous_signal(&ksig->info);
 		if (!signr)
-			signr = dequeue_signal(current, &current->blocked, &ksig->info);
+			signr = dequeue_signal(current, &current->blocked,
+					       &ksig->info, &type);
 
 		if (!signr)
 			break; /* will return 0 */
 
 		if (unlikely(current->ptrace) && (signr != SIGKILL) &&
 		    !(sighand->action[signr -1].sa.sa_flags & SA_IMMUTABLE)) {
-			signr = ptrace_signal(signr, &ksig->info);
+			signr = ptrace_signal(signr, &ksig->info, type);
 			if (!signr)
 				continue;
 		}
@@ -3540,6 +3546,7 @@ static int do_sigtimedwait(const sigset_t *which, kernel_siginfo_t *info,
 	ktime_t *to = NULL, timeout = KTIME_MAX;
 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
 	sigset_t mask = *which;
+	enum pid_type type;
 	int sig, ret = 0;
 
 	if (ts) {
@@ -3556,7 +3563,7 @@ static int do_sigtimedwait(const sigset_t *which, kernel_siginfo_t *info,
 	signotset(&mask);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
-	sig = dequeue_signal(tsk, &mask, info);
+	sig = dequeue_signal(tsk, &mask, info, &type);
 	if (!sig && timeout) {
 		/*
 		 * None ready, temporarily unblock those we're interested
@@ -3575,7 +3582,7 @@ static int do_sigtimedwait(const sigset_t *which, kernel_siginfo_t *info,
 		spin_lock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
 		__set_task_blocked(tsk, &tsk->real_blocked);
 		sigemptyset(&tsk->real_blocked);
-		sig = dequeue_signal(tsk, &mask, info);
+		sig = dequeue_signal(tsk, &mask, info, &type);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);