diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/entry.S b/arch/mn10300/kernel/entry.S
index 7dee5f6a1416..0c631d34c8d7 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/entry.S
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ restore_all:
 ###############################################################################
 	ALIGN
 syscall_exit_work:
+	mov	(REG_EPSW,fp),d0
+	and	EPSW_nSL,d0
+	beq	resume_kernel		# returning to supervisor mode
+
 	btst	_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE,d2
 	beq	work_pending
 	LOCAL_IRQ_ENABLE		# could let syscall_trace_exit() call
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/signal.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/signal.c
index 4d584ae29ae1..b2c0ac715128 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/signal.c
@@ -475,11 +475,6 @@ static void do_signal(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	siginfo_t info;
 	int signr;
 
-	/* we want the common case to go fast, which is why we may in certain
-	 * cases get here from kernel mode */
-	if (!user_mode(regs))
-		return;
-
 	signr = get_signal_to_deliver(&info, &ka, regs, NULL);
 	if (signr > 0) {
 		if (handle_signal(signr, &info, &ka, regs) == 0) {