diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c b/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
index 5199563c4403..86889f92d50c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ asmlinkage void do_notify_resume(struct pt_regs *regs, void *unused,
 	__u32 thread_info_flags)
 {
 	local_irq_enable();
+	preempt_check_resched();
 
 	user_exit();