diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index be5913134742..01ba166a5e3a 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static int sig_task_ignored(struct task_struct *t, int sig, bool force)
 	handler = sig_handler(t, sig);
 
 	if (unlikely(t->signal->flags & SIGNAL_UNKILLABLE) &&
-			handler == SIG_DFL && !force)
+	    handler == SIG_DFL && !(force && sig_kernel_only(sig)))
 		return 1;
 
 	return sig_handler_ignored(handler, sig);