diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c
index e7da5dba7ba8..511af13e8d8f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c
@@ -843,11 +843,12 @@ static void do_signal(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	unsigned long continue_addr = 0, restart_addr = 0;
 	int retval = 0;
 	struct ksignal ksig;
+	bool syscall = in_syscall(regs);
 
 	/*
 	 * If we were from a system call, check for system call restarting...
 	 */
-	if (in_syscall(regs)) {
+	if (syscall) {
 		continue_addr = regs->pc;
 		restart_addr = continue_addr - (compat_thumb_mode(regs) ? 2 : 4);
 		retval = regs->regs[0];
@@ -899,7 +900,7 @@ static void do_signal(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	 * Handle restarting a different system call. As above, if a debugger
 	 * has chosen to restart at a different PC, ignore the restart.
 	 */
-	if (in_syscall(regs) && regs->pc == restart_addr) {
+	if (syscall && regs->pc == restart_addr) {
 		if (retval == -ERESTART_RESTARTBLOCK)
 			setup_restart_syscall(regs);
 		user_rewind_single_step(current);