diff --git a/kernel/task_work.c b/kernel/task_work.c
index 613b2d634af8..ae058893913c 100644
--- a/kernel/task_work.c
+++ b/kernel/task_work.c
@@ -5,6 +5,34 @@
 
 static struct callback_head work_exited; /* all we need is ->next == NULL */
 
+/*
+ * TWA_SIGNAL signaling - use TIF_NOTIFY_SIGNAL, if available, as it's faster
+ * than TIF_SIGPENDING as there's no dependency on ->sighand. The latter is
+ * shared for threads, and can cause contention on sighand->lock. Even for
+ * the non-threaded case TIF_NOTIFY_SIGNAL is more efficient, as no locking
+ * or IRQ disabling is involved for notification (or running) purposes.
+ */
+static void task_work_notify_signal(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+#if defined(TIF_NOTIFY_SIGNAL)
+	set_notify_signal(task);
+#else
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	/*
+	 * Only grab the sighand lock if we don't already have some
+	 * task_work pending. This pairs with the smp_store_mb()
+	 * in get_signal(), see comment there.
+	 */
+	if (!(READ_ONCE(task->jobctl) & JOBCTL_TASK_WORK) &&
+	    lock_task_sighand(task, &flags)) {
+		task->jobctl |= JOBCTL_TASK_WORK;
+		signal_wake_up(task, 0);
+		unlock_task_sighand(task, &flags);
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 /**
  * task_work_add - ask the @task to execute @work->func()
  * @task: the task which should run the callback
@@ -28,7 +56,6 @@ int
 task_work_add(struct task_struct *task, struct callback_head *work, int notify)
 {
 	struct callback_head *head;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	do {
 		head = READ_ONCE(task->task_works);
@@ -42,17 +69,7 @@ task_work_add(struct task_struct *task, struct callback_head *work, int notify)
 		set_notify_resume(task);
 		break;
 	case TWA_SIGNAL:
-		/*
-		 * Only grab the sighand lock if we don't already have some
-		 * task_work pending. This pairs with the smp_store_mb()
-		 * in get_signal(), see comment there.
-		 */
-		if (!(READ_ONCE(task->jobctl) & JOBCTL_TASK_WORK) &&
-		    lock_task_sighand(task, &flags)) {
-			task->jobctl |= JOBCTL_TASK_WORK;
-			signal_wake_up(task, 0);
-			unlock_task_sighand(task, &flags);
-		}
+		task_work_notify_signal(task);
 		break;
 	}