diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index 4fba556a75a8..252d740a1f2c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ static int bpf_send_signal_common(u32 sig, enum pid_type type)
 	if (unlikely(is_global_init(current)))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	if (irqs_disabled()) {
+	if (!preemptible()) {
 		/* Do an early check on signal validity. Otherwise,
 		 * the error is lost in deferred irq_work.
 		 */