diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/sigreturn_codes.S b/arch/arm/kernel/sigreturn_codes.S
index 3c5d0f2170fd..b84d0cb13682 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/sigreturn_codes.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/sigreturn_codes.S
@@ -30,6 +30,27 @@
  * snippets.
  */
 
+/*
+ * In CPU_THUMBONLY case kernel arm opcodes are not allowed.
+ * Note in this case codes skips those instructions but it uses .org
+ * directive to keep correct layout of sigreturn_codes array.
+ */
+#ifndef CONFIG_CPU_THUMBONLY
+#define ARM_OK(code...)	code
+#else
+#define ARM_OK(code...)
+#endif
+
+	.macro arm_slot n
+	.org	sigreturn_codes + 12 * (\n)
+ARM_OK(	.arm	)
+	.endm
+
+	.macro thumb_slot n
+	.org	sigreturn_codes + 12 * (\n) + 8
+	.thumb
+	.endm
+
 #if __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ <= 4
 	/*
 	 * Note we manually set minimally required arch that supports
@@ -45,26 +66,27 @@
 	.global sigreturn_codes
 	.type	sigreturn_codes, #object
 
-	.arm
+	.align
 
 sigreturn_codes:
 
 	/* ARM sigreturn syscall code snippet */
-	mov	r7, #(__NR_sigreturn - __NR_SYSCALL_BASE)
-	swi	#(__NR_sigreturn)|(__NR_OABI_SYSCALL_BASE)
+	arm_slot 0
+ARM_OK(	mov	r7, #(__NR_sigreturn - __NR_SYSCALL_BASE)	)
+ARM_OK(	swi	#(__NR_sigreturn)|(__NR_OABI_SYSCALL_BASE)	)
 
 	/* Thumb sigreturn syscall code snippet */
-	.thumb
+	thumb_slot 0
 	movs	r7, #(__NR_sigreturn - __NR_SYSCALL_BASE)
 	swi	#0
 
 	/* ARM sigreturn_rt syscall code snippet */
-	.arm
-	mov	r7, #(__NR_rt_sigreturn - __NR_SYSCALL_BASE)
-	swi	#(__NR_rt_sigreturn)|(__NR_OABI_SYSCALL_BASE)
+	arm_slot 1
+ARM_OK(	mov	r7, #(__NR_rt_sigreturn - __NR_SYSCALL_BASE)	)
+ARM_OK(	swi	#(__NR_rt_sigreturn)|(__NR_OABI_SYSCALL_BASE)	)
 
 	/* Thumb sigreturn_rt syscall code snippet */
-	.thumb
+	thumb_slot 1
 	movs	r7, #(__NR_rt_sigreturn - __NR_SYSCALL_BASE)
 	swi	#0
 
@@ -74,7 +96,7 @@ sigreturn_codes:
 	 * it is thumb case or not, so we need additional
 	 * word after real last entry.
 	 */
-	.arm
+	arm_slot 2
 	.space	4
 
 	.size	sigreturn_codes, . - sigreturn_codes