diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index ce62f7b65f17..af4361c927a9 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -779,19 +779,13 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	struct task_struct *leader = NULL;
 	int count;
 
-	/*
-	 * Tell all the sighand listeners that this sighand has
-	 * been detached. The signalfd_detach() function grabs the
-	 * sighand lock, if signal listeners are present on the sighand.
-	 */
-	signalfd_detach(tsk);
-
 	/*
 	 * If we don't share sighandlers, then we aren't sharing anything
 	 * and we can just re-use it all.
 	 */
 	if (atomic_read(&oldsighand->count) <= 1) {
 		BUG_ON(atomic_read(&sig->count) != 1);
+		signalfd_detach(tsk);
 		exit_itimers(sig);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -930,6 +924,7 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	sig->flags = 0;
 
 no_thread_group:
+	signalfd_detach(tsk);
 	exit_itimers(sig);
 	if (leader)
 		release_task(leader);
diff --git a/fs/signalfd.c b/fs/signalfd.c
index 7b941abbcde0..a8e293d30034 100644
--- a/fs/signalfd.c
+++ b/fs/signalfd.c
@@ -56,12 +56,18 @@ static int signalfd_lock(struct signalfd_ctx *ctx, struct signalfd_lockctx *lk)
 		sighand = lock_task_sighand(lk->tsk, &lk->flags);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	if (sighand && !ctx->tsk) {
+	if (!sighand)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!ctx->tsk) {
 		unlock_task_sighand(lk->tsk, &lk->flags);
-		sighand = NULL;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return sighand != NULL;
+	if (lk->tsk->tgid == current->tgid)
+		lk->tsk = current;
+
+	return 1;
 }
 
 static void signalfd_unlock(struct signalfd_lockctx *lk)
@@ -331,7 +337,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_signalfd(int ufd, sigset_t __user *user_mask, size_t sizemas
 
 		init_waitqueue_head(&ctx->wqh);
 		ctx->sigmask = sigmask;
-		ctx->tsk = current;
+		ctx->tsk = current->group_leader;
 
 		sighand = current->sighand;
 		/*