diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/branch.c b/arch/mips/kernel/branch.c
index 40cc3def36a4..81b5608acd5c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/branch.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/branch.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ int __MIPS16e_compute_return_epc(struct pt_regs *regs)
  *
  * @regs:	Pointer to pt_regs
  * @insn:	branch instruction to decode
- * @returns:	-EFAULT on error and forces SIGBUS, and on success
+ * @returns:	-EFAULT on error and forces SIGILL, and on success
  *		returns 0 or BRANCH_LIKELY_TAKEN as appropriate after
  *		evaluating the branch.
  *
@@ -832,8 +832,9 @@ int __compute_return_epc_for_insn(struct pt_regs *regs,
 	return ret;
 
 sigill_dsp:
-	printk("%s: DSP branch but not DSP ASE - sending SIGBUS.\n", current->comm);
-	force_sig(SIGBUS, current);
+	pr_info("%s: DSP branch but not DSP ASE - sending SIGILL.\n",
+		current->comm);
+	force_sig(SIGILL, current);
 	return -EFAULT;
 sigill_r6:
 	pr_info("%s: R2 branch but r2-to-r6 emulator is not preset - sending SIGILL.\n",