diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 332f29dce49c..24ce83341be6 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -2891,7 +2891,7 @@ int do_sigtimedwait(const sigset_t *which, siginfo_t *info,
 
 		spin_lock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
 		__set_task_blocked(tsk, &tsk->real_blocked);
-		siginitset(&tsk->real_blocked, 0);
+		sigemptyset(&tsk->real_blocked);
 		sig = dequeue_signal(tsk, &mask, info);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&tsk->sighand->siglock);