diff --git a/linux-user/qemu.h b/linux-user/qemu.h
index c2f74f3..4d24e74 100644
--- a/linux-user/qemu.h
+++ b/linux-user/qemu.h
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ int host_to_target_signal(int sig);
 long do_sigreturn(CPUArchState *env);
 long do_rt_sigreturn(CPUArchState *env);
 abi_long do_sigaltstack(abi_ulong uss_addr, abi_ulong uoss_addr, abi_ulong sp);
+int do_sigprocmask(int how, const sigset_t *set, sigset_t *oldset);
 
 #ifdef TARGET_I386
 /* vm86.c */
diff --git a/linux-user/signal.c b/linux-user/signal.c
index 209855e..9e6a495 100644
--- a/linux-user/signal.c
+++ b/linux-user/signal.c
@@ -197,6 +197,16 @@ void target_to_host_old_sigset(sigset_t *sigset,
     target_to_host_sigset(sigset, &d);
 }
 
+/* Wrapper for sigprocmask function
+ * Emulates a sigprocmask in a safe way for the guest. Note that set and oldset
+ * are host signal set, not guest ones. This wraps the sigprocmask host calls
+ * that should be protected (calls originated from guest)
+ */
+int do_sigprocmask(int how, const sigset_t *set, sigset_t *oldset)
+{
+    return sigprocmask(how, set, oldset);
+}
+
 /* siginfo conversion */
 
 static inline void host_to_target_siginfo_noswap(target_siginfo_t *tinfo,
@@ -1056,7 +1066,7 @@ long do_sigreturn(CPUX86State *env)
     }
 
     target_to_host_sigset_internal(&set, &target_set);
-    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
+    do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
 
     /* restore registers */
     if (restore_sigcontext(env, &frame->sc, &eax))
@@ -1081,7 +1091,7 @@ long do_rt_sigreturn(CPUX86State *env)
         if (!lock_user_struct(VERIFY_READ, frame, frame_addr, 1))
                 goto badframe;
         target_to_host_sigset(&set, &frame->uc.tuc_sigmask);
-        sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
+        do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
 
 	if (restore_sigcontext(env, &frame->uc.tuc_mcontext, &eax))
 		goto badframe;
@@ -1220,7 +1230,7 @@ static int target_restore_sigframe(CPUARMState *env,
     uint64_t pstate;
 
     target_to_host_sigset(&set, &sf->uc.tuc_sigmask);
-    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
+    do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
 
     for (i = 0; i < 31; i++) {
         __get_user(env->xregs[i], &sf->uc.tuc_mcontext.regs[i]);
@@ -1861,7 +1871,7 @@ static long do_sigreturn_v1(CPUARMState *env)
         }
 
         target_to_host_sigset_internal(&host_set, &set);
-        sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &host_set, NULL);
+        do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &host_set, NULL);
 
 	if (restore_sigcontext(env, &frame->sc))
 		goto badframe;
@@ -1942,7 +1952,7 @@ static int do_sigframe_return_v2(CPUARMState *env, target_ulong frame_addr,
     abi_ulong *regspace;
 
     target_to_host_sigset(&host_set, &uc->tuc_sigmask);
-    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &host_set, NULL);
+    do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &host_set, NULL);
 
     if (restore_sigcontext(env, &uc->tuc_mcontext))
         return 1;
@@ -2033,7 +2043,7 @@ static long do_rt_sigreturn_v1(CPUARMState *env)
                 goto badframe;
 
         target_to_host_sigset(&host_set, &frame->uc.tuc_sigmask);
-        sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &host_set, NULL);
+        do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &host_set, NULL);
 
 	if (restore_sigcontext(env, &frame->uc.tuc_mcontext))
 		goto badframe;
@@ -2444,7 +2454,7 @@ long do_sigreturn(CPUSPARCState *env)
         }
 
         target_to_host_sigset_internal(&host_set, &set);
-        sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &host_set, NULL);
+        do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &host_set, NULL);
 
         if (err)
                 goto segv_and_exit;
@@ -2567,7 +2577,7 @@ void sparc64_set_context(CPUSPARCState *env)
                 goto do_sigsegv;
         }
         target_to_host_sigset_internal(&set, &target_set);
-        sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
+        do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
     }
     env->pc = pc;
     env->npc = npc;
@@ -2656,7 +2666,7 @@ void sparc64_get_context(CPUSPARCState *env)
 
     err = 0;
 
-    sigprocmask(0, NULL, &set);
+    do_sigprocmask(0, NULL, &set);
     host_to_target_sigset_internal(&target_set, &set);
     if (TARGET_NSIG_WORDS == 1) {
         err |= __put_user(target_set.sig[0],
@@ -2991,7 +3001,7 @@ long do_sigreturn(CPUMIPSState *regs)
     }
 
     target_to_host_sigset_internal(&blocked, &target_set);
-    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &blocked, NULL);
+    do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &blocked, NULL);
 
     if (restore_sigcontext(regs, &frame->sf_sc))
    	goto badframe;
@@ -3095,7 +3105,7 @@ long do_rt_sigreturn(CPUMIPSState *env)
    	goto badframe;
 
     target_to_host_sigset(&blocked, &frame->rs_uc.tuc_sigmask);
-    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &blocked, NULL);
+    do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &blocked, NULL);
 
     if (restore_sigcontext(env, &frame->rs_uc.tuc_mcontext))
         goto badframe;
@@ -3385,7 +3395,7 @@ long do_sigreturn(CPUSH4State *regs)
         goto badframe;
 
     target_to_host_sigset_internal(&blocked, &target_set);
-    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &blocked, NULL);
+    do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &blocked, NULL);
 
     if (restore_sigcontext(regs, &frame->sc, &r0))
         goto badframe;
@@ -3414,7 +3424,7 @@ long do_rt_sigreturn(CPUSH4State *regs)
    	goto badframe;
 
     target_to_host_sigset(&blocked, &frame->uc.tuc_sigmask);
-    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &blocked, NULL);
+    do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &blocked, NULL);
 
     if (restore_sigcontext(regs, &frame->uc.tuc_mcontext, &r0))
         goto badframe;
@@ -3644,7 +3654,7 @@ long do_sigreturn(CPUMBState *env)
             goto badframe;
     }
     target_to_host_sigset_internal(&set, &target_set);
-    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
+    do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
 
     restore_sigcontext(&frame->uc.tuc_mcontext, env);
     /* We got here through a sigreturn syscall, our path back is via an
@@ -3819,7 +3829,7 @@ long do_sigreturn(CPUCRISState *env)
 			goto badframe;
 	}
 	target_to_host_sigset_internal(&set, &target_set);
-	sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
+        do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
 
 	restore_sigcontext(&frame->sc, env);
 	unlock_user_struct(frame, frame_addr, 0);
@@ -4350,7 +4360,7 @@ long do_sigreturn(CPUS390XState *env)
     }
 
     target_to_host_sigset_internal(&set, &target_set);
-    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL); /* ~_BLOCKABLE? */
+    do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL); /* ~_BLOCKABLE? */
 
     if (restore_sigregs(env, &frame->sregs)) {
         goto badframe;
@@ -4378,7 +4388,7 @@ long do_rt_sigreturn(CPUS390XState *env)
     }
     target_to_host_sigset(&set, &frame->uc.tuc_sigmask);
 
-    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL); /* ~_BLOCKABLE? */
+    do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL); /* ~_BLOCKABLE? */
 
     if (restore_sigregs(env, &frame->uc.tuc_mcontext)) {
         goto badframe;
@@ -4906,7 +4916,7 @@ long do_sigreturn(CPUPPCState *env)
        goto sigsegv;
 #endif
     target_to_host_sigset_internal(&blocked, &set);
-    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &blocked, NULL);
+    do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &blocked, NULL);
 
     if (__get_user(sr_addr, &sc->regs))
         goto sigsegv;
@@ -4950,7 +4960,7 @@ static int do_setcontext(struct target_ucontext *ucp, CPUPPCState *env, int sig)
         return 1;
 
     target_to_host_sigset_internal(&blocked, &set);
-    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &blocked, NULL);
+    do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &blocked, NULL);
     if (restore_user_regs(env, mcp, sig))
         goto sigsegv;
 
@@ -5324,7 +5334,7 @@ long do_sigreturn(CPUM68KState *env)
     }
 
     target_to_host_sigset_internal(&set, &target_set);
-    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
+    do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
 
     /* restore registers */
 
@@ -5352,7 +5362,7 @@ long do_rt_sigreturn(CPUM68KState *env)
         goto badframe;
 
     target_to_host_sigset_internal(&set, &target_set);
-    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
+    do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
 
     /* restore registers */
 
@@ -5599,7 +5609,7 @@ long do_sigreturn(CPUAlphaState *env)
     }
 
     target_to_host_sigset_internal(&set, &target_set);
-    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
+    do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
 
     if (restore_sigcontext(env, sc)) {
         goto badframe;
@@ -5622,7 +5632,7 @@ long do_rt_sigreturn(CPUAlphaState *env)
         goto badframe;
     }
     target_to_host_sigset(&set, &frame->uc.tuc_sigmask);
-    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
+    do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
 
     if (restore_sigcontext(env, &frame->uc.tuc_mcontext)) {
         goto badframe;
@@ -5739,7 +5749,7 @@ void process_pending_signals(CPUArchState *cpu_env)
             sigaddset(&set, target_to_host_signal(sig));
 
         /* block signals in the handler using Linux */
-        sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &set, &old_set);
+        do_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &set, &old_set);
         /* save the previous blocked signal state to restore it at the
            end of the signal execution (see do_sigreturn) */
         host_to_target_sigset_internal(&target_old_set, &old_set);
diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index b8086b8..e404a32 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -6029,7 +6029,7 @@ abi_long do_syscall(void *cpu_env, int num, abi_long arg1,
         {
             sigset_t cur_set;
             abi_ulong target_set;
-            sigprocmask(0, NULL, &cur_set);
+            do_sigprocmask(0, NULL, &cur_set);
             host_to_target_old_sigset(&target_set, &cur_set);
             ret = target_set;
         }
@@ -6040,10 +6040,10 @@ abi_long do_syscall(void *cpu_env, int num, abi_long arg1,
         {
             sigset_t set, oset, cur_set;
             abi_ulong target_set = arg1;
-            sigprocmask(0, NULL, &cur_set);
+            do_sigprocmask(0, NULL, &cur_set);
             target_to_host_old_sigset(&set, &target_set);
             sigorset(&set, &set, &cur_set);
-            sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, &oset);
+            do_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, &oset);
             host_to_target_old_sigset(&target_set, &oset);
             ret = target_set;
         }
@@ -6074,7 +6074,7 @@ abi_long do_syscall(void *cpu_env, int num, abi_long arg1,
             mask = arg2;
             target_to_host_old_sigset(&set, &mask);
 
-            ret = get_errno(sigprocmask(how, &set, &oldset));
+            ret = get_errno(do_sigprocmask(how, &set, &oldset));
             if (!is_error(ret)) {
                 host_to_target_old_sigset(&mask, &oldset);
                 ret = mask;
@@ -6108,7 +6108,7 @@ abi_long do_syscall(void *cpu_env, int num, abi_long arg1,
                 how = 0;
                 set_ptr = NULL;
             }
-            ret = get_errno(sigprocmask(how, set_ptr, &oldset));
+            ret = get_errno(do_sigprocmask(how, set_ptr, &oldset));
             if (!is_error(ret) && arg3) {
                 if (!(p = lock_user(VERIFY_WRITE, arg3, sizeof(target_sigset_t), 0)))
                     goto efault;
@@ -6148,7 +6148,7 @@ abi_long do_syscall(void *cpu_env, int num, abi_long arg1,
                 how = 0;
                 set_ptr = NULL;
             }
-            ret = get_errno(sigprocmask(how, set_ptr, &oldset));
+            ret = get_errno(do_sigprocmask(how, set_ptr, &oldset));
             if (!is_error(ret) && arg3) {
                 if (!(p = lock_user(VERIFY_WRITE, arg3, sizeof(target_sigset_t), 0)))
                     goto efault;
@@ -8161,7 +8161,7 @@ abi_long do_syscall(void *cpu_env, int num, abi_long arg1,
             }
             mask = arg2;
             target_to_host_old_sigset(&set, &mask);
-            sigprocmask(how, &set, &oldset);
+            do_sigprocmask(how, &set, &oldset);
             host_to_target_old_sigset(&mask, &oldset);
             ret = mask;
         }
