diff --git a/arch/x86_64/ia32/ia32_signal.c b/arch/x86_64/ia32/ia32_signal.c
index fbd09b5126ce..66e2821533db 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/ia32/ia32_signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/ia32/ia32_signal.c
@@ -428,8 +428,8 @@ get_sigframe(struct k_sigaction *ka, struct pt_regs * regs, size_t frame_size)
 	return (void __user *)((rsp - frame_size) & -8UL);
 }
 
-void ia32_setup_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka,
-			compat_sigset_t *set, struct pt_regs * regs)
+int ia32_setup_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka,
+		     compat_sigset_t *set, struct pt_regs * regs)
 {
 	struct sigframe __user *frame;
 	int err = 0;
@@ -514,14 +514,15 @@ void ia32_setup_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka,
 		current->comm, current->pid, frame, regs->rip, frame->pretcode);
 #endif
 
-	return;
+	return 1;
 
 give_sigsegv:
 	force_sigsegv(sig, current);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-void ia32_setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
-			   compat_sigset_t *set, struct pt_regs * regs)
+int ia32_setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
+			compat_sigset_t *set, struct pt_regs * regs)
 {
 	struct rt_sigframe __user *frame;
 	int err = 0;
@@ -613,9 +614,9 @@ void ia32_setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
 		current->comm, current->pid, frame, regs->rip, frame->pretcode);
 #endif
 
-	return;
+	return 1;
 
 give_sigsegv:
 	force_sigsegv(sig, current);
+	return 0;
 }
-
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/signal.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/signal.c
index 429c0269dc4e..3c5f30893715 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/signal.c
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
 
 #define _BLOCKABLE (~(sigmask(SIGKILL) | sigmask(SIGSTOP)))
 
-void ia32_setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
+int ia32_setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
                sigset_t *set, struct pt_regs * regs); 
-void ia32_setup_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka,
+int ia32_setup_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka,
             sigset_t *set, struct pt_regs * regs); 
 
 asmlinkage long
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ get_stack(struct k_sigaction *ka, struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long size)
 	return (void __user *)round_down(rsp - size, 16); 
 }
 
-static void setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
+static int setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
 			   sigset_t *set, struct pt_regs * regs)
 {
 	struct rt_sigframe __user *frame;
@@ -327,20 +327,23 @@ static void setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
 		current->comm, current->pid, frame, regs->rip, frame->pretcode);
 #endif
 
-	return;
+	return 1;
 
 give_sigsegv:
 	force_sigsegv(sig, current);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
  * OK, we're invoking a handler
  */	
 
-static void
+static int
 handle_signal(unsigned long sig, siginfo_t *info, struct k_sigaction *ka,
 		sigset_t *oldset, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 #ifdef DEBUG_SIG
 	printk("handle_signal pid:%d sig:%lu rip:%lx rsp:%lx regs=%p\n",
 		current->pid, sig,
@@ -384,20 +387,22 @@ handle_signal(unsigned long sig, siginfo_t *info, struct k_sigaction *ka,
 #ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_IA32)) {
 		if (ka->sa.sa_flags & SA_SIGINFO)
-			ia32_setup_rt_frame(sig, ka, info, oldset, regs);
+			ret = ia32_setup_rt_frame(sig, ka, info, oldset, regs);
 		else
-			ia32_setup_frame(sig, ka, oldset, regs);
+			ret = ia32_setup_frame(sig, ka, oldset, regs);
 	} else 
 #endif
-	setup_rt_frame(sig, ka, info, oldset, regs);
+	ret = setup_rt_frame(sig, ka, info, oldset, regs);
 
-	if (!(ka->sa.sa_flags & SA_NODEFER)) {
+	if (ret && !(ka->sa.sa_flags & SA_NODEFER)) {
 		spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 		sigorsets(&current->blocked,&current->blocked,&ka->sa.sa_mask);
 		sigaddset(&current->blocked,sig);
 		recalc_sigpending();
 		spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -437,8 +442,7 @@ int do_signal(struct pt_regs *regs, sigset_t *oldset)
 			asm volatile("movq %0,%%db7"	: : "r" (current->thread.debugreg7));
 
 		/* Whee!  Actually deliver the signal.  */
-		handle_signal(signr, &info, &ka, oldset, regs);
-		return 1;
+		return handle_signal(signr, &info, &ka, oldset, regs);
 	}
 
  no_signal: