diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 7dd430b..9211482 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1150,8 +1150,8 @@
 
 extern void exit_files(struct task_struct *);
 extern void __cleanup_signal(struct signal_struct *);
+extern void cleanup_sighand(struct task_struct *);
 extern void __exit_signal(struct task_struct *);
-extern void __exit_sighand(struct task_struct *);
 extern void exit_itimers(struct signal_struct *);
 
 extern NORET_TYPE void do_group_exit(int);
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 0aff28c..12cdd9f 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -803,6 +803,16 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void cleanup_sighand(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	struct sighand_struct * sighand = tsk->sighand;
+
+	/* Ok, we're done with the signal handlers */
+	tsk->sighand = NULL;
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sighand->count))
+		kmem_cache_free(sighand_cachep, sighand);
+}
+
 static inline int copy_signal(unsigned long clone_flags, struct task_struct * tsk)
 {
 	struct signal_struct *sig;
@@ -1224,7 +1234,7 @@
 bad_fork_cleanup_signal:
 	cleanup_signal(p);
 bad_fork_cleanup_sighand:
-	__exit_sighand(p);
+	cleanup_sighand(p);
 bad_fork_cleanup_fs:
 	exit_fs(p); /* blocking */
 bad_fork_cleanup_files:
diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index ca1fa85..b29c868 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -310,9 +310,7 @@
 /*
  * Flush all pending signals for a task.
  */
-
-void
-flush_signals(struct task_struct *t)
+void flush_signals(struct task_struct *t)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -326,19 +324,6 @@
 /*
  * This function expects the tasklist_lock write-locked.
  */
-void __exit_sighand(struct task_struct *tsk)
-{
-	struct sighand_struct * sighand = tsk->sighand;
-
-	/* Ok, we're done with the signal handlers */
-	tsk->sighand = NULL;
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sighand->count))
-		kmem_cache_free(sighand_cachep, sighand);
-}
-
-/*
- * This function expects the tasklist_lock write-locked.
- */
 void __exit_signal(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	struct signal_struct *sig = tsk->signal;
@@ -386,7 +371,7 @@
 	}
 
 	tsk->signal = NULL;
-	__exit_sighand(tsk);
+	cleanup_sighand(tsk);
 	spin_unlock(&sighand->siglock);
 	rcu_read_unlock();