diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c
index daeca56211e3..673ac9b63d6b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 int copy_siginfo_to_user32(compat_siginfo_t __user *to, siginfo_t *from)
 {
 	int err = 0;
-	bool ia32 = is_ia32_task();
+	bool ia32 = test_thread_flag(TIF_IA32);
 
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, to, sizeof(compat_siginfo_t)))
 		return -EFAULT;