diff --git a/linux-user/xtensa/signal.c b/linux-user/xtensa/signal.c
index e3f9da322b..4990c50045 100644
--- a/linux-user/xtensa/signal.c
+++ b/linux-user/xtensa/signal.c
@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@ long do_rt_sigreturn(CPUXtensaState *env)
 
     trace_user_do_rt_sigreturn(env, frame_addr);
     if (!lock_user_struct(VERIFY_READ, frame, frame_addr, 1)) {
-        goto badframe;
+        force_sig(TARGET_SIGSEGV);
+        return -QEMU_ESIGRETURN;
     }
     target_to_host_sigset(&set, &frame->uc.tuc_sigmask);
     set_sigmask(&set);