diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c b/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
index 2099d5a4c4b78224f85ee5f9b175907be3d8f15c..b3273aeaeedc907afe27c04f597cd2c119fe9606 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
@@ -575,6 +575,9 @@ static int handle_signal(unsigned long sig, siginfo_t *info,
 		ret = abi->setup_frame(vdso + abi->signal_return_offset,
 				       ka, regs, sig, oldset);
 
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 	sigorsets(&current->blocked, &current->blocked, &ka->sa.sa_mask);
 	if (!(ka->sa.sa_flags & SA_NODEFER))