diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/entry.S b/arch/frv/kernel/entry.S
index 5ba23f715ea5..ff3092c18ca2 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/entry.S
@@ -1163,7 +1163,9 @@ __syscall_trace_entry:
 	# perform syscall exit tracing
 __syscall_exit_work:
 	LEDS		0x6340
-	andicc		gr4,#_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE,gr0,icc0
+	andicc		gr22,#PSR_PS,gr0,icc1	; don't handle on return to kernel mode
+	andicc.p	gr4,#_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE,gr0,icc0
+	bne		icc1,#0,__entry_return_direct
 	beq		icc0,#1,__entry_work_pending
 
 	movsg		psr,gr23
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/signal.c b/arch/frv/kernel/signal.c
index 4e134c7eceea..f3b9064c548c 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/signal.c
@@ -474,18 +474,8 @@ static void do_signal(void)
 {
 	struct k_sigaction ka;
 	siginfo_t info;
-	sigset_t *oldset;
 	int signr;
 
-	/*
-	 * We want the common case to go fast, which
-	 * is why we may in certain cases get here from
-	 * kernel mode. Just return without doing anything
-	 * if so.
-	 */
-	if (!user_mode(__frame))
-		return;
-
 	signr = get_signal_to_deliver(&info, &ka, __frame, NULL);
 	if (signr > 0) {
 		handle_signal(signr, &info, &ka);