1 files changed, 2 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
index c1a61e98899a..161ce4710fe7 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
@@ -554,10 +554,8 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_sigaction(int sig, struct old_sigaction32 __user *act
         struct k_sigaction new_ka, old_ka;
         int ret;
 
-        if (sig < 0) {
-                set_thread_flag(TIF_NEWSIGNALS);
-                sig = -sig;
-        }
+        WARN_ON_ONCE(sig >= 0);
+        sig = -sig;
 
         if (act) {
                 compat_old_sigset_t mask;
@@ -601,11 +599,6 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_rt_sigaction(int sig,
         if (sigsetsize != sizeof(compat_sigset_t))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        /* All tasks which use RT signals (effectively) use
-         * new style signals.
-         */
-        set_thread_flag(TIF_NEWSIGNALS);
-
         if (act) {
                 u32 u_handler, u_restorer;