diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/entry.S b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/entry.S
index 1ea29b7f263c..026a0b21b8f0 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/entry.S
@@ -280,44 +280,15 @@ _syscall_exit_work:
 
 	.type	_work_pending,@function
 _work_pending:
-	addoq	+TI_flags, $r0, $acr
-	move.d	[$acr], $r10
-	btstq	TIF_NEED_RESCHED, $r10	; Need resched?
-	bpl	_work_notifysig		; No, must be signal/notify.
-	nop
-	.size	_work_pending, . - _work_pending
-
-	.type	_work_resched,@function
-_work_resched:
-	move.d	$r9, $r1		; Preserve R9.
-	jsr	schedule
-	nop
-	move.d	$r1, $r9
-	di
-
-	addoq	+TI_flags, $r0, $acr
-	move.d	[$acr], $r1
-	and.d	_TIF_WORK_MASK, $r1	; Ignore sycall trace counter.
-	beq	_Rexit
-	nop
-	btstq	TIF_NEED_RESCHED, $r1
-	bmi	_work_resched		; current->work.need_resched.
-	nop
-	.size	_work_resched, . - _work_resched
-
-	.type	_work_notifysig,@function
-_work_notifysig:
-	;; Deal with pending signals and notify-resume requests.
-
 	addoq	+TI_flags, $r0, $acr
 	move.d	[$acr], $r12		; The thread_info_flags parameter.
 	move.d	$sp, $r11		; The regs param.
-	jsr	do_notify_resume
-	move.d	$r9, $r10		; do_notify_resume syscall/irq param.
+	jsr	do_work_pending
+	move.d	$r9, $r10		; The syscall/irq param.
 
 	ba _Rexit
 	nop
-	.size	_work_notifysig, . - _work_notifysig
+	.size	_work_pending, . - _work_pending
 
 	;; We get here as a sidetrack when we've entered a syscall with the
 	;; trace-bit set. We need to call do_syscall_trace and then continue
diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/cris/kernel/ptrace.c
index 58d44ee1a71f..fd3427e563c5 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -42,3 +42,26 @@ void do_notify_resume(int canrestart, struct pt_regs *regs,
 		tracehook_notify_resume(regs);
 	}
 }
+
+void do_work_pending(int syscall, struct pt_regs *regs,
+		     unsigned int thread_flags)
+{
+	do {
+		if (likely(thread_flags & _TIF_NEED_RESCHED)) {
+			schedule();
+		} else {
+			if (unlikely(!user_mode(regs)))
+				return;
+			local_irq_enable();
+			if (thread_flags & _TIF_SIGPENDING) {
+				do_signal(syscall, regs);
+				syscall = 0;
+			} else {
+				clear_thread_flag(TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME);
+				tracehook_notify_resume(regs);
+			}
+		}
+		local_irq_disable();
+		thread_flags = current_thread_info()->flags;
+	} while (thread_flags & _TIF_WORK_MASK);
+}