diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 33a5275..a390499 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -3550,7 +3550,7 @@
 SYSCALL_DEFINE0(pause)
 {
 	while (!signal_pending(current)) {
-		current->state = TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE;
+		__set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		schedule();
 	}
 	return -ERESTARTNOHAND;
@@ -3563,7 +3563,7 @@
 	current->saved_sigmask = current->blocked;
 	set_current_blocked(set);
 
-	current->state = TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE;
+	__set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 	schedule();
 	set_restore_sigmask();
 	return -ERESTARTNOHAND;