diff --git a/include/linux/uprobes.h b/include/linux/uprobes.h
index b1df7d792fa1..a40efdda9052 100644
--- a/include/linux/uprobes.h
+++ b/include/linux/uprobes.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ struct uprobe_task {
 
 	struct uprobe			*active_uprobe;
 	unsigned long			xol_vaddr;
+	bool				signal_denied;
 
 	struct arch_uprobe              *auprobe;
 };
diff --git a/kernel/events/uprobes.c b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
index 33bd6083f7c4..870f69780900 100644
--- a/kernel/events/uprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
@@ -2302,6 +2302,7 @@ bool uprobe_deny_signal(void)
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(utask->state != UTASK_SSTEP);
 
 	if (task_sigpending(t)) {
+		utask->signal_denied = true;
 		clear_tsk_thread_flag(t, TIF_SIGPENDING);
 
 		if (__fatal_signal_pending(t) || arch_uprobe_xol_was_trapped(t)) {
@@ -2735,9 +2736,10 @@ static void handle_singlestep(struct uprobe_task *utask, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	utask->state = UTASK_RUNNING;
 	xol_free_insn_slot(utask);
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
-	recalc_sigpending(); /* see uprobe_deny_signal() */
-	spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
+	if (utask->signal_denied) {
+		set_thread_flag(TIF_SIGPENDING);
+		utask->signal_denied = false;
+	}
 
 	if (unlikely(err)) {
 		uprobe_warn(current, "execute the probed insn, sending SIGILL.");