diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/signal.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/signal.c
index f6db303..cadf457 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/signal.c
@@ -572,9 +572,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* If there's no signal to deliver, we just restore the saved mask.  */
-	if (test_and_clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK))
-		set_current_blocked(&current->saved_sigmask);
-
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 	if (single_stepping)
 		ptrace_set_bpt(current);	/* re-set breakpoint */
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/signal.c b/arch/arm/kernel/signal.c
index 63f327d..3d1daac 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/signal.c
@@ -663,11 +663,7 @@
 			set_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_RESTARTSYS);
 	}
 
-	/* If there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved sigmask
-	 * back.
-	 */
-	if (test_and_clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK))
-		set_current_blocked(&current->saved_sigmask);
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 asmlinkage void
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/signal.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/signal.c
index e7595ef..8b12c30 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/signal.c
@@ -297,10 +297,7 @@
 
 	if (signr == 0) {
 		/* No signal to deliver -- put the saved sigmask back */
-		if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)) {
-			clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK);
-			sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-		}
+		restore_saved_sigmask();
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/signal.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/signal.c
index fc9ecce..9d692a1 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/signal.c
@@ -319,10 +319,7 @@
 
 	/* if there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved sigmask
 	 * back */
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)) {
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK);
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/c6x/kernel/signal.c b/arch/c6x/kernel/signal.c
index 9493f0b..bfbcc95 100644
--- a/arch/c6x/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/c6x/kernel/signal.c
@@ -343,10 +343,7 @@
 
 	/* if there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved sigmask
 	 * back */
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)) {
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK);
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/signal.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/signal.c
index e16f8f2..06885e9 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/signal.c
@@ -525,8 +525,5 @@
 
 	/* if there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved sigmask
 	 * back */
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)) {
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK);
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/signal.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/signal.c
index b338d8f..fe12cdc 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/signal.c
@@ -560,10 +560,7 @@
 
 	/* if there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved sigmask
 	 * back */
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)) {
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK);
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 asmlinkage void
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/signal.c b/arch/frv/kernel/signal.c
index 595bf1e..16351cc 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/signal.c
@@ -536,11 +536,7 @@
 
 	/* if there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved sigmask
 	 * back */
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)) {
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK);
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
-
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 } /* end do_signal() */
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/signal.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/signal.c
index e58992a..63623da 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/signal.c
@@ -501,8 +501,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* If there's no signal to deliver, we just restore the saved mask.  */
-	if (test_and_clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK))
-		set_current_blocked(&current->saved_sigmask);
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 asmlinkage void do_notify_resume(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 thread_info_flags)
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/kernel/signal.c b/arch/hexagon/kernel/signal.c
index 21a3018..acd6272 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/kernel/signal.c
@@ -259,10 +259,7 @@
 
 no_restart:
 	/* If there's no signal to deliver, put the saved sigmask back */
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)) {
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK);
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 void do_notify_resume(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long thread_info_flags)
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/signal.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/signal.c
index 7523501..39d8f3a 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/signal.c
@@ -538,8 +538,5 @@
 
 	/* if there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved sigmask
 	 * back */
-	if (current_thread_info()->status & TS_RESTORE_SIGMASK) {
-		current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_RESTORE_SIGMASK;
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/signal.c b/arch/m32r/kernel/signal.c
index 64804f1..2ad7c45 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/signal.c
@@ -360,10 +360,7 @@
 			prev_insn(regs);
 		}
 	}
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)) {
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK);
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/signal.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/signal.c
index 973eec6..685cbe8 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/signal.c
@@ -1182,10 +1182,7 @@
 		handle_restart(regs, NULL, 0);
 
 	/* If there's no signal to deliver, we just restore the saved mask.  */
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)) {
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK);
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 void do_notify_resume(struct pt_regs *regs)
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/signal.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/signal.c
index 5d796e3..8e644df 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/signal.c
@@ -381,10 +381,7 @@
 	 * If there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved sigmask
 	 * back.
 	 */
-	if (current_thread_info()->status & TS_RESTORE_SIGMASK) {
-		current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_RESTORE_SIGMASK;
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 void do_notify_resume(struct pt_regs *regs, int in_syscall)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c b/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
index 8a6e6d1..aad2d2d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
@@ -614,10 +614,7 @@
 	 * If there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved sigmask
 	 * back
 	 */
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)) {
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK);
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/signal.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/signal.c
index b8b6aa1..b7994c3 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/signal.c
@@ -525,10 +525,7 @@
 
 	/* if there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved sigmask
 	 * back */
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)) {
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK);
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/signal.c b/arch/openrisc/kernel/signal.c
index 9ae6115..266c6fd 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/signal.c
@@ -339,11 +339,7 @@
 	if (signr <= 0) {
 		/* no signal to deliver so we just put the saved sigmask
 		 * back */
-		if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)) {
-			clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK);
-			sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-		}
-
+		restore_saved_sigmask();
 	} else {		/* signr > 0 */
 		sigset_t *oldset;
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/signal.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/signal.c
index e7a7cd3..277caca 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/signal.c
@@ -621,12 +621,7 @@
 	DBG(1,"do_signal: Exit (not delivered), regs->gr[28] = %ld\n", 
 		regs->gr[28]);
 
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)) {
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK);
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
-
-	return;
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 void do_notify_resume(struct pt_regs *regs, long in_syscall)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal.c
index bfc3ec13..0f4cc67 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal.c
@@ -132,12 +132,8 @@
 	check_syscall_restart(regs, &ka, signr > 0);
 
 	if (signr <= 0) {
-		struct thread_info *ti = current_thread_info();
 		/* No signal to deliver -- put the saved sigmask back */
-		if (ti->local_flags & _TLF_RESTORE_SIGMASK) {
-			ti->local_flags &= ~_TLF_RESTORE_SIGMASK;
-			sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-		}
+		restore_saved_sigmask();
 		regs->trap = 0;
 		return 0;               /* no signals delivered */
 	}
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/signal.c b/arch/s390/kernel/signal.c
index 42a6e8b..3779908 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/signal.c
@@ -484,10 +484,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * If there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved sigmask back.
 	 */
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)) {
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK);
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 void do_notify_resume(struct pt_regs *regs)
diff --git a/arch/score/kernel/signal.c b/arch/score/kernel/signal.c
index 302838d..9e75155 100644
--- a/arch/score/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/score/kernel/signal.c
@@ -337,10 +337,7 @@
 	 * If there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved sigmask
 	 * back
 	 */
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)) {
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK);
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/signal_32.c b/arch/sh/kernel/signal_32.c
index 9d7bfd6..92f4173 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/signal_32.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/signal_32.c
@@ -610,10 +610,7 @@
 	 * If there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved sigmask
 	 * back.
 	 */
-	if (current_thread_info()->status & TS_RESTORE_SIGMASK) {
-		current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_RESTORE_SIGMASK;
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 asmlinkage void do_notify_resume(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int save_r0,
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/signal_64.c b/arch/sh/kernel/signal_64.c
index aa64284..6e191ef 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/signal_64.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/signal_64.c
@@ -143,12 +143,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* No signal to deliver -- put the saved sigmask back */
-	if (current_thread_info()->status & TS_RESTORE_SIGMASK) {
-		current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_RESTORE_SIGMASK;
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
-
-	return;
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal32.c
index bb1513e..88e0d81 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal32.c
@@ -872,10 +872,7 @@
 	/* If there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved sigmask
 	 * back
 	 */
-	if (current_thread_info()->status & TS_RESTORE_SIGMASK) {
-		current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_RESTORE_SIGMASK;
-		set_current_blocked(&current->saved_sigmask);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 struct sigstack32 {
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_32.c
index 6b42e86..9dd97d2 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_32.c
@@ -576,10 +576,7 @@
 	/* if there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved sigmask
 	 * back
 	 */
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)) {
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK);
-		set_current_blocked(&current->saved_sigmask);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 void do_notify_resume(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long orig_i0,
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_64.c
index c82cf1c..55b820e 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_64.c
@@ -594,10 +594,7 @@
 	/* If there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved sigmask
 	 * back
 	 */
-	if (current_thread_info()->status & TS_RESTORE_SIGMASK) {
-		current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_RESTORE_SIGMASK;
-		set_current_blocked(&current->saved_sigmask);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 void do_notify_resume(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long orig_i0, unsigned long thread_info_flags)
diff --git a/arch/tile/kernel/signal.c b/arch/tile/kernel/signal.c
index f79d4b8..62b3493 100644
--- a/arch/tile/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/tile/kernel/signal.c
@@ -350,10 +350,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* If there's no signal to deliver, just put the saved sigmask back. */
-	if (current_thread_info()->status & TS_RESTORE_SIGMASK) {
-		current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_RESTORE_SIGMASK;
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 
 done:
 	/* Avoid double syscall restart if there are nested signals. */
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/signal.c b/arch/um/kernel/signal.c
index 292e706..6acf13c 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/signal.c
@@ -130,10 +130,8 @@
 	 * if there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved sigmask
 	 * back
 	 */
-	if (!handled_sig && test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)) {
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK);
-		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &current->saved_sigmask, NULL);
-	}
+	if (!handled_sig)
+		restore_saved_sigmask();
 	return handled_sig;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/kernel/signal.c b/arch/unicore32/kernel/signal.c
index 28782ad..65a5ed3 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/unicore32/kernel/signal.c
@@ -451,8 +451,7 @@
 	/* If there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved
 	 * sigmask back.
 	 */
-	if (test_and_clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK))
-		set_current_blocked(&current->saved_sigmask);
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 asmlinkage void do_notify_resume(struct pt_regs *regs,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
index 2e937a5..25a4a81 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
@@ -796,10 +796,7 @@
 	 * If there's no signal to deliver, we just put the saved sigmask
 	 * back.
 	 */
-	if (current_thread_info()->status & TS_RESTORE_SIGMASK) {
-		current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_RESTORE_SIGMASK;
-		set_current_blocked(&current->saved_sigmask);
-	}
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/signal.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/signal.c
index ea7e177..8c4e751 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/signal.c
@@ -532,8 +532,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* If there's no signal to deliver, we just restore the saved mask.  */
-	if (test_and_clear_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK))
-		set_current_blocked(&current->saved_sigmask);
+	restore_saved_sigmask();
 
 	if (current->ptrace & PT_SINGLESTEP)
 		task_pt_regs(current)->icountlevel = 1;
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 660c8ae..f1b46b8 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -2207,6 +2207,12 @@
 extern int do_sigaction(int, struct k_sigaction *, struct k_sigaction *);
 extern int do_sigaltstack(const stack_t __user *, stack_t __user *, unsigned long);
 
+static inline void restore_saved_sigmask(void)
+{
+	if (test_and_clear_restore_sigmask())
+		set_current_blocked(&current->saved_sigmask);
+}
+
 static inline int kill_cad_pid(int sig, int priv)
 {
 	return kill_pid(cad_pid, sig, priv);