diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/compat_signal.c b/arch/s390/kernel/compat_signal.c
index 95e7ba0fbb7e..8b84bc373e94 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/compat_signal.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/compat_signal.c
@@ -412,8 +412,9 @@ static int setup_rt_frame32(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
 		regs->gprs[14] = (__u64 __force) ka->sa.sa_restorer | PSW32_ADDR_AMODE;
 	} else {
 		regs->gprs[14] = (__u64 __force) frame->retcode | PSW32_ADDR_AMODE;
-		err |= __put_user(S390_SYSCALL_OPCODE | __NR_rt_sigreturn,
-				  (u16 __force __user *)(frame->retcode));
+		if (__put_user(S390_SYSCALL_OPCODE | __NR_rt_sigreturn,
+			       (u16 __force __user *)(frame->retcode)))
+			goto give_sigsegv;
 	}
 
 	/* Set up backchain. */