diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/compat_signal.c b/arch/s390/kernel/compat_signal.c
index 6fe78c2f95d9..53a82c8d50e9 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/compat_signal.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/compat_signal.c
@@ -581,7 +581,6 @@ static int setup_rt_frame32(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
 int handle_signal32(unsigned long sig, struct k_sigaction *ka,
 		    siginfo_t *info, sigset_t *oldset, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	sigset_t blocked;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Set up the stack frame */
@@ -591,10 +590,7 @@ int handle_signal32(unsigned long sig, struct k_sigaction *ka,
 		ret = setup_frame32(sig, ka, oldset, regs);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	sigorsets(&blocked, &current->blocked, &ka->sa.sa_mask);
-	if (!(ka->sa.sa_flags & SA_NODEFER))
-		sigaddset(&blocked, sig);
-	set_current_blocked(&blocked);
+	block_sigmask(ka, sig);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/signal.c b/arch/s390/kernel/signal.c
index 2d421d90fada..f29f5ef400e5 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/signal.c
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@ static int handle_signal(unsigned long sig, struct k_sigaction *ka,
 			 siginfo_t *info, sigset_t *oldset,
 			 struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	sigset_t blocked;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Set up the stack frame */
@@ -394,10 +393,7 @@ static int handle_signal(unsigned long sig, struct k_sigaction *ka,
 		ret = setup_frame(sig, ka, oldset, regs);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	sigorsets(&blocked, &current->blocked, &ka->sa.sa_mask);
-	if (!(ka->sa.sa_flags & SA_NODEFER))
-		sigaddset(&blocked, sig);
-	set_current_blocked(&blocked);
+	block_sigmask(ka, sig);
 	return 0;
 }