diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 7aaa51d8e5b8..9692499c77cf 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -3286,6 +3286,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(ssetmask, int, newmask)
 	int old = current->blocked.sig[0];
 	sigset_t newset;
 
+	siginitset(&newset, newmask);
 	set_current_blocked(&newset);
 
 	return old;