diff --git a/kernel/compat.c b/kernel/compat.c
index 18197ae..616c781 100644
--- a/kernel/compat.c
+++ b/kernel/compat.c
@@ -992,11 +992,8 @@
 	sigset_from_compat(&newset, &newset32);
 	sigdelsetmask(&newset, sigmask(SIGKILL)|sigmask(SIGSTOP));
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 	current->saved_sigmask = current->blocked;
-	current->blocked = newset;
-	recalc_sigpending();
-	spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
+	set_current_blocked(&newset);
 
 	current->state = TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE;
 	schedule();
diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index d7f70ae..291c970 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -3102,15 +3102,11 @@
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(ssetmask, int, newmask)
 {
-	int old;
+	int old = current->blocked.sig[0];
+	sigset_t newset;
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
-	old = current->blocked.sig[0];
-
-	siginitset(&current->blocked, newmask & ~(sigmask(SIGKILL)|
-						  sigmask(SIGSTOP)));
-	recalc_sigpending();
-	spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
+	siginitset(&newset, newmask & ~(sigmask(SIGKILL) | sigmask(SIGSTOP)));
+	set_current_blocked(&newset);
 
 	return old;
 }
@@ -3167,11 +3163,8 @@
 		return -EFAULT;
 	sigdelsetmask(&newset, sigmask(SIGKILL)|sigmask(SIGSTOP));
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 	current->saved_sigmask = current->blocked;
-	current->blocked = newset;
-	recalc_sigpending();
-	spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
+	set_current_blocked(&newset);
 
 	current->state = TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE;
 	schedule();