diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 43e8b7e362b0..621401550f0f 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -2565,7 +2565,8 @@ static int ptrace_signal(int signr, kernel_siginfo_t *info, enum pid_type type)
 	}
 
 	/* If the (new) signal is now blocked, requeue it.  */
-	if (sigismember(&current->blocked, signr)) {
+	if (sigismember(&current->blocked, signr) ||
+	    fatal_signal_pending(current)) {
 		send_signal(signr, info, current, type);
 		signr = 0;
 	}