diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/signal.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/signal.c
index f2220b5bdce6..4f53770c42ec 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/signal.c
@@ -425,9 +425,7 @@ static void setup_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
 	return;
 
 give_sigsegv:
-	if (sig == SIGSEGV)
-		ka->sa.sa_handler = SIG_DFL;
-	force_sig(SIGSEGV, current);
+	force_sigsegv(sig, current);
 }
 
 /*