diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 4a45bac2c63266f21fc3517cda9c1f3ef5a68c1e..24ee53b7f60c3b1c1cbea4455cec96b9cc58916a 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -39,11 +39,19 @@
 
 static struct kmem_cache *sigqueue_cachep;
 
+static int __sig_ignored(struct task_struct *t, int sig)
+{
+	void __user *handler;
+
+	/* Is it explicitly or implicitly ignored? */
+
+	handler = t->sighand->action[sig - 1].sa.sa_handler;
+	return handler == SIG_IGN ||
+		(handler == SIG_DFL && sig_kernel_ignore(sig));
+}
 
 static int sig_ignored(struct task_struct *t, int sig)
 {
-	void __user * handler;
-
 	/*
 	 * Tracers always want to know about signals..
 	 */
@@ -58,10 +66,7 @@ static int sig_ignored(struct task_struct *t, int sig)
 	if (sigismember(&t->blocked, sig) || sigismember(&t->real_blocked, sig))
 		return 0;
 
-	/* Is it explicitly or implicitly ignored? */
-	handler = t->sighand->action[sig-1].sa.sa_handler;
-	return   handler == SIG_IGN ||
-		(handler == SIG_DFL && sig_kernel_ignore(sig));
+	return __sig_ignored(t, sig);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2331,13 +2336,14 @@ sys_rt_sigqueueinfo(int pid, int sig, siginfo_t __user *uinfo)
 
 int do_sigaction(int sig, struct k_sigaction *act, struct k_sigaction *oact)
 {
+	struct task_struct *t = current;
 	struct k_sigaction *k;
 	sigset_t mask;
 
 	if (!valid_signal(sig) || sig < 1 || (act && sig_kernel_only(sig)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	k = &current->sighand->action[sig-1];
+	k = &t->sighand->action[sig-1];
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 	if (oact)
@@ -2358,9 +2364,7 @@ int do_sigaction(int sig, struct k_sigaction *act, struct k_sigaction *oact)
 		 *   (for example, SIGCHLD), shall cause the pending signal to
 		 *   be discarded, whether or not it is blocked"
 		 */
-		if (act->sa.sa_handler == SIG_IGN ||
-		   (act->sa.sa_handler == SIG_DFL && sig_kernel_ignore(sig))) {
-			struct task_struct *t = current;
+		if (__sig_ignored(t, sig)) {
 			sigemptyset(&mask);
 			sigaddset(&mask, sig);
 			rm_from_queue_full(&mask, &t->signal->shared_pending);