diff --git a/linux-user/sparc/cpu_loop.c b/linux-user/sparc/cpu_loop.c
index 8765ab6020..baf3d9ae01 100644
--- a/linux-user/sparc/cpu_loop.c
+++ b/linux-user/sparc/cpu_loop.c
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ void cpu_loop (CPUSPARCState *env)
     CPUState *cs = env_cpu(env);
     int trapnr;
     abi_long ret;
-    target_siginfo_t info;
 
     while (1) {
         cpu_exec_start(cs);
@@ -241,19 +240,10 @@ void cpu_loop (CPUSPARCState *env)
             /* just indicate that signals should be handled asap */
             break;
         case TT_ILL_INSN:
-            {
-                info.si_signo = TARGET_SIGILL;
-                info.si_errno = 0;
-                info.si_code = TARGET_ILL_ILLOPC;
-                info._sifields._sigfault._addr = env->pc;
-                queue_signal(env, info.si_signo, QEMU_SI_FAULT, &info);
-            }
+            force_sig_fault(TARGET_SIGILL, TARGET_ILL_ILLOPC, env->pc);
             break;
         case EXCP_DEBUG:
-            info.si_signo = TARGET_SIGTRAP;
-            info.si_errno = 0;
-            info.si_code = TARGET_TRAP_BRKPT;
-            queue_signal(env, info.si_signo, QEMU_SI_FAULT, &info);
+            force_sig_fault(TARGET_SIGTRAP, TARGET_TRAP_BRKPT, env->pc);
             break;
         case EXCP_ATOMIC:
             cpu_exec_step_atomic(cs);