diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/signal.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/signal.c
index 64f886fac2ef..9c075e105d60 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/signal.c
@@ -238,22 +238,21 @@ handle_signal(unsigned long sig, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
 	 */
 	ret |= !valid_user_regs(regs);
 
-	/*
-	 * Block the signal if we were unsuccessful.
-	 */
-	if (ret != 0 || !(ka->sa.sa_flags & SA_NODEFER)) {
-		spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
-		sigorsets(&current->blocked, &current->blocked,
-			  &ka->sa.sa_mask);
-		sigaddset(&current->blocked, sig);
-		recalc_sigpending();
-		spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		force_sigsegv(sig, current);
+		return;
 	}
 
-	if (ret == 0)
-		return;
-
-	force_sigsegv(sig, current);
+	/*
+	 * Block the signal if we were successful.
+	 */
+	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
+	sigorsets(&current->blocked, &current->blocked,
+		  &ka->sa.sa_mask);
+	if (!(ka->sa.sa_flags & SA_NODEFER))
+		sigaddset(&current->blocked, sig);
+	recalc_sigpending();
+	spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 }
 
 /*