diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
index 2c1db77d7848..a6c66f598d14 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
@@ -382,11 +382,13 @@ ENDPROC(sys_clone_wrapper)
 
 sys_sigreturn_wrapper:
 		add	r0, sp, #S_OFF
+		mov	why, #0		@ prevent syscall restart handling
 		b	sys_sigreturn
 ENDPROC(sys_sigreturn_wrapper)
 
 sys_rt_sigreturn_wrapper:
 		add	r0, sp, #S_OFF
+		mov	why, #0		@ prevent syscall restart handling
 		b	sys_rt_sigreturn
 ENDPROC(sys_rt_sigreturn_wrapper)