diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/entry-common.S b/arch/sh/kernel/entry-common.S
index 2b15ae60c3a0..f67601cb3f1f 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/entry-common.S
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/entry-common.S
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ work_notifysig:
 	 mov	r15, r4
 	mov	r12, r5		! set arg1(save_r0)
 	mov	r0, r6
+	sti
 	mov.l	2f, r1
 	mov.l	3f, r0
 	jmp	@r1