diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c
index e6be1a6efc0a6ca8a4177e4f18b57391b910d309..177c0f6ebabfacee544174e041b11bba5ed8da45 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c
@@ -252,7 +252,10 @@ void arm64_force_sig_fault(int signo, int code, void __user *addr,
 			   const char *str)
 {
 	arm64_show_signal(signo, str);
-	force_sig_fault(signo, code, addr, current);
+	if (signo == SIGKILL)
+		force_sig(SIGKILL, current);
+	else
+		force_sig_fault(signo, code, addr, current);
 }
 
 void arm64_force_sig_mceerr(int code, void __user *addr, short lsb,