diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 252a40f14f72..b5cd5cdd3e67 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1942,7 +1942,7 @@ static __latent_entropy struct task_struct *copy_process(
 	recalc_sigpending();
 	spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 	retval = -ERESTARTNOINTR;
-	if (signal_pending(current))
+	if (task_sigpending(current))
 		goto fork_out;
 
 	retval = -ENOMEM;