diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/um/kernel/init_task.c
index 4506c7f32bac..f5385a3799bb 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -46,14 +46,3 @@ void unprotect_stack(unsigned long stack)
 {
 	os_protect_memory((void *) stack, THREAD_SIZE, 1, 1, 0);
 }
-
-/*
- * Overrides for Emacs so that we follow Linus's tabbing style.
- * Emacs will notice this stuff at the end of the file and automatically
- * adjust the settings for this buffer only.  This must remain at the end
- * of the file.
- * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Local variables:
- * c-file-style: "linux"
- * End:
- */
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/irq.c b/arch/um/kernel/irq.c
index 8f2ed3690315..a9651a175eb5 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/irq.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* 
+/*
  * Copyright (C) 2000 Jeff Dike (jdike@karaya.com)
  * Licensed under the GPL
  * Derived (i.e. mostly copied) from arch/i386/kernel/irq.c:
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int show_interrupts(struct seq_file *p, void *v)
 	if (i < NR_IRQS) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&irq_desc[i].lock, flags);
 		action = irq_desc[i].action;
-		if (!action) 
+		if (!action)
 			goto skip;
 		seq_printf(p, "%3d: ",i);
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/signal.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/signal.c
index 48d493415301..420ee86d0d1a 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/signal.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/signal.c
@@ -61,15 +61,19 @@ void sig_handler(int sig, struct sigcontext *sc)
 
 static void real_alarm_handler(int sig, struct sigcontext *sc)
 {
+	union uml_pt_regs regs;
+
 	if(sig == SIGALRM)
 		switch_timers(0);
 
-	CHOOSE_MODE_PROC(sig_handler_common_tt, sig_handler_common_skas,
-			 sig, sc);
+	if(sc != NULL)
+		copy_sc(&regs, sc);
+	regs.skas.is_user = 0;
+	unblock_signals();
+	timer_handler(sig, &regs);
 
 	if(sig == SIGALRM)
 		switch_timers(1);
-
 }
 
 void alarm_handler(int sig, struct sigcontext *sc)
diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/skas/process.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/skas/process.c
index 3492886223e1..f9d2f8545afe 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/skas/process.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/skas/process.c
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ int start_userspace(unsigned long stub_stack)
 void userspace(union uml_pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int err, status, op, pid = userspace_pid[0];
-	int local_using_sysemu; /*To prevent races if using_sysemu changes under us.*/
+	/* To prevent races if using_sysemu changes under us.*/
+	int local_using_sysemu;
 
 	while(1){
 		restore_registers(pid, regs);
@@ -296,7 +297,8 @@ void userspace(union uml_pt_regs *regs)
 		/* Now we set local_using_sysemu to be used for one loop */
 		local_using_sysemu = get_using_sysemu();
 
-		op = SELECT_PTRACE_OPERATION(local_using_sysemu, singlestepping(NULL));
+		op = SELECT_PTRACE_OPERATION(local_using_sysemu,
+					     singlestepping(NULL));
 
 		err = ptrace(op, pid, 0, 0);
 		if(err)