diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback.c b/fs/nfs/callback.c
index 456af7d230cf..46a0a2d6962e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback.c
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ nfs4_callback_svc(void *vrqstp)
 	set_freezable();
 
 	while (!kthread_freezable_should_stop(NULL)) {
-
-		if (signal_pending(current))
-			flush_signals(current);
 		/*
 		 * Listen for a request on the socket
 		 */
@@ -112,11 +109,7 @@ nfs41_callback_svc(void *vrqstp)
 	set_freezable();
 
 	while (!kthread_freezable_should_stop(NULL)) {
-
-		if (signal_pending(current))
-			flush_signals(current);
-
-		prepare_to_wait(&serv->sv_cb_waitq, &wq, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+		prepare_to_wait(&serv->sv_cb_waitq, &wq, TASK_IDLE);
 		spin_lock_bh(&serv->sv_cb_lock);
 		if (!list_empty(&serv->sv_cb_list)) {
 			req = list_first_entry(&serv->sv_cb_list,
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index c14f5ac1484c..6779291efca9 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1317,12 +1317,11 @@ try_again:
 		/* found a match */
 		if (ni->nsui_busy) {
 			/*  wait - and try again */
-			prepare_to_wait(&nn->nfsd_ssc_waitq, &wait,
-				TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+			prepare_to_wait(&nn->nfsd_ssc_waitq, &wait, TASK_IDLE);
 			spin_unlock(&nn->nfsd_ssc_lock);
 
 			/* allow 20secs for mount/unmount for now - revisit */
-			if (signal_pending(current) ||
+			if (kthread_should_stop() ||
 					(schedule_timeout(20*HZ) == 0)) {
 				finish_wait(&nn->nfsd_ssc_waitq, &wait);
 				kfree(work);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index 4c1a0a1623e5..3d4fd40c987b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -938,15 +938,6 @@ nfsd(void *vrqstp)
 
 	current->fs->umask = 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * thread is spawned with all signals set to SIG_IGN, re-enable
-	 * the ones that will bring down the thread
-	 */
-	allow_signal(SIGKILL);
-	allow_signal(SIGHUP);
-	allow_signal(SIGINT);
-	allow_signal(SIGQUIT);
-
 	atomic_inc(&nfsdstats.th_cnt);
 
 	set_freezable();
@@ -971,9 +962,6 @@ nfsd(void *vrqstp)
 		validate_process_creds();
 	}
 
-	/* Clear signals before calling svc_exit_thread() */
-	flush_signals(current);
-
 	atomic_dec(&nfsdstats.th_cnt);
 
 out:
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
index 67ccf1a6459a..b19592673eef 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
@@ -700,8 +700,8 @@ static int svc_alloc_arg(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 			/* Made progress, don't sleep yet */
 			continue;
 
-		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-		if (signalled() || kthread_should_stop()) {
+		set_current_state(TASK_IDLE);
+		if (kthread_should_stop()) {
 			set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 			return -EINTR;
 		}
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ rqst_should_sleep(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 		return false;
 
 	/* are we shutting down? */
-	if (signalled() || kthread_should_stop())
+	if (kthread_should_stop())
 		return false;
 
 	/* are we freezing? */
@@ -758,11 +758,7 @@ static struct svc_xprt *svc_get_next_xprt(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, long timeout)
 	if (rqstp->rq_xprt)
 		goto out_found;
 
-	/*
-	 * We have to be able to interrupt this wait
-	 * to bring down the daemons ...
-	 */
-	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+	set_current_state(TASK_IDLE);
 	smp_mb__before_atomic();
 	clear_bit(SP_CONGESTED, &pool->sp_flags);
 	clear_bit(RQ_BUSY, &rqstp->rq_flags);
@@ -784,7 +780,7 @@ static struct svc_xprt *svc_get_next_xprt(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, long timeout)
 	if (!time_left)
 		atomic_long_inc(&pool->sp_stats.threads_timedout);
 
-	if (signalled() || kthread_should_stop())
+	if (kthread_should_stop())
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINTR);
 	return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
 out_found:
@@ -882,7 +878,7 @@ int svc_recv(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, long timeout)
 	try_to_freeze();
 	cond_resched();
 	err = -EINTR;
-	if (signalled() || kthread_should_stop())
+	if (kthread_should_stop())
 		goto out;
 
 	xprt = svc_get_next_xprt(rqstp, timeout);