diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 01a1e7f..ea15410 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -2430,7 +2430,7 @@
 }
 
 int
-do_sigaction(int sig, const struct k_sigaction *act, struct k_sigaction *oact)
+do_sigaction(int sig, struct k_sigaction *act, struct k_sigaction *oact)
 {
 	struct k_sigaction *k;
 	sigset_t mask;
@@ -2454,6 +2454,8 @@
 		*oact = *k;
 
 	if (act) {
+		sigdelsetmask(&act->sa.sa_mask,
+			      sigmask(SIGKILL) | sigmask(SIGSTOP));
 		/*
 		 * POSIX 3.3.1.3:
 		 *  "Setting a signal action to SIG_IGN for a signal that is
@@ -2479,8 +2481,6 @@
 			read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
 			spin_lock_irq(&t->sighand->siglock);
 			*k = *act;
-			sigdelsetmask(&k->sa.sa_mask,
-				      sigmask(SIGKILL) | sigmask(SIGSTOP));
 			sigemptyset(&mask);
 			sigaddset(&mask, sig);
 			rm_from_queue_full(&mask, &t->signal->shared_pending);
@@ -2495,8 +2495,6 @@
 		}
 
 		*k = *act;
-		sigdelsetmask(&k->sa.sa_mask,
-			      sigmask(SIGKILL) | sigmask(SIGSTOP));
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);