diff --git a/kernel/events/uprobes.c b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
index 1fcaa174ed32..3f1d008a7c28 100644
--- a/kernel/events/uprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@ static void handle_swbp(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (!uprobe) {
 		if (is_swbp > 0) {
 			/* No matching uprobe; signal SIGTRAP. */
-			send_sig(SIGTRAP, current, 0);
+			force_sig(SIGTRAP, current);
 		} else {
 			/*
 			 * Either we raced with uprobe_unregister() or we can't