diff --git a/kernel/semaphore.c b/kernel/semaphore.c
index aaaeae8244e..94a62c0d4ad 100644
--- a/kernel/semaphore.c
+++ b/kernel/semaphore.c
@@ -212,9 +212,7 @@ static inline int __sched __down_common(struct semaphore *sem, long state,
 	waiter.up = 0;
 
 	for (;;) {
-		if (state == TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE && signal_pending(task))
-			goto interrupted;
-		if (state == TASK_KILLABLE && fatal_signal_pending(task))
+		if (signal_pending_state(state, task))
 			goto interrupted;
 		if (timeout <= 0)
 			goto timed_out;