diff --git a/arch/score/kernel/signal.c b/arch/score/kernel/signal.c
index bf9e33e05334..5a5bd1763336 100644
--- a/arch/score/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/score/kernel/signal.c
@@ -159,10 +159,7 @@ score_rt_sigreturn(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		goto badframe;
 
 	sigdelsetmask(&set, ~_BLOCKABLE);
-	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
-	current->blocked = set;
-	recalc_sigpending();
-	spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
+	set_current_blocked(&set);
 
 	sig = restore_sigcontext(regs, &frame->rs_uc.uc_mcontext);
 	if (sig < 0)
@@ -272,14 +269,8 @@ static int handle_signal(unsigned long sig, siginfo_t *info,
 	 */
 	ret = setup_rt_frame(ka, regs, sig, oldset, info);
 
-	if (ret == 0) {
-		spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
-		sigorsets(&current->blocked, &current->blocked, &ka->sa.sa_mask);
-		if (!(ka->sa.sa_flags & SA_NODEFER))
-			sigaddset(&current->blocked, sig);
-		recalc_sigpending();
-		spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
-	}
+	if (ret == 0)
+		block_sigmask(ka, sig);
 
 	return ret;
 }