diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index b6c90b5ef5094aef90b8cffa0fd3add3f2bbe80c..533e5f85669af0f1d1a8ffdd789b3706015b97b6 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -375,9 +375,8 @@ static void set_special_pids(struct pid *pid)
 }
 
 /*
- * Let kernel threads use this to say that they
- * allow a certain signal (since daemonize() will
- * have disabled all of them by default).
+ * Let kernel threads use this to say that they allow a certain signal.
+ * Must not be used if kthread was cloned with CLONE_SIGHAND.
  */
 int allow_signal(int sig)
 {
@@ -385,14 +384,14 @@ int allow_signal(int sig)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
+	/* This is only needed for daemonize()'ed kthreads */
 	sigdelset(&current->blocked, sig);
-	if (!current->mm) {
-		/* Kernel threads handle their own signals.
-		   Let the signal code know it'll be handled, so
-		   that they don't get converted to SIGKILL or
-		   just silently dropped */
-		current->sighand->action[(sig)-1].sa.sa_handler = (void __user *)2;
-	}
+	/*
+	 * Kernel threads handle their own signals. Let the signal code
+	 * know it'll be handled, so that they don't get converted to
+	 * SIGKILL or just silently dropped.
+	 */
+	current->sighand->action[(sig)-1].sa.sa_handler = (void __user *)2;
 	recalc_sigpending();
 	spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 	return 0;