diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index bb0efa5..d532f17 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -2318,6 +2318,27 @@
 	return signr;
 }
 
+/**
+ * block_sigmask - add @ka's signal mask to current->blocked
+ * @ka: action for @signr
+ * @signr: signal that has been successfully delivered
+ *
+ * This function should be called when a signal has succesfully been
+ * delivered. It adds the mask of signals for @ka to current->blocked
+ * so that they are blocked during the execution of the signal
+ * handler. In addition, @signr will be blocked unless %SA_NODEFER is
+ * set in @ka->sa.sa_flags.
+ */
+void block_sigmask(struct k_sigaction *ka, int signr)
+{
+	sigset_t blocked;
+
+	sigorsets(&blocked, &current->blocked, &ka->sa.sa_mask);
+	if (!(ka->sa.sa_flags & SA_NODEFER))
+		sigaddset(&blocked, signr);
+	set_current_blocked(&blocked);
+}
+
 /*
  * It could be that complete_signal() picked us to notify about the
  * group-wide signal. Other threads should be notified now to take