diff --git a/linux-user/i386/cpu_loop.c b/linux-user/i386/cpu_loop.c
index 024b6f4d588c..e217cca5ee1e 100644
--- a/linux-user/i386/cpu_loop.c
+++ b/linux-user/i386/cpu_loop.c
@@ -81,13 +81,23 @@ static void set_idt(int n, unsigned int dpl)
 }
 #endif
 
+static void gen_signal(CPUX86State *env, int sig, int code, abi_ptr addr)
+{
+    target_siginfo_t info = {
+        .si_signo = sig,
+        .si_code = code,
+        ._sifields._sigfault._addr = addr
+    };
+
+    queue_signal(env, info.si_signo, QEMU_SI_FAULT, &info);
+}
+
 void cpu_loop(CPUX86State *env)
 {
     CPUState *cs = env_cpu(env);
     int trapnr;
     abi_ulong pc;
     abi_ulong ret;
-    target_siginfo_t info;
 
     for(;;) {
         cpu_exec_start(cs);
@@ -134,70 +144,45 @@ void cpu_loop(CPUX86State *env)
 #endif
         case EXCP0B_NOSEG:
         case EXCP0C_STACK:
-            info.si_signo = TARGET_SIGBUS;
-            info.si_errno = 0;
-            info.si_code = TARGET_SI_KERNEL;
-            info._sifields._sigfault._addr = 0;
-            queue_signal(env, info.si_signo, QEMU_SI_FAULT, &info);
+            gen_signal(env, TARGET_SIGBUS, TARGET_SI_KERNEL, 0);
             break;
         case EXCP0D_GPF:
             /* XXX: potential problem if ABI32 */
 #ifndef TARGET_X86_64
             if (env->eflags & VM_MASK) {
                 handle_vm86_fault(env);
-            } else
-#endif
-            {
-                info.si_signo = TARGET_SIGSEGV;
-                info.si_errno = 0;
-                info.si_code = TARGET_SI_KERNEL;
-                info._sifields._sigfault._addr = 0;
-                queue_signal(env, info.si_signo, QEMU_SI_FAULT, &info);
+                break;
             }
+#endif
+            gen_signal(env, TARGET_SIGSEGV, TARGET_SI_KERNEL, 0);
             break;
         case EXCP0E_PAGE:
-            info.si_signo = TARGET_SIGSEGV;
-            info.si_errno = 0;
-            if (!(env->error_code & 1))
-                info.si_code = TARGET_SEGV_MAPERR;
-            else
-                info.si_code = TARGET_SEGV_ACCERR;
-            info._sifields._sigfault._addr = env->cr[2];
-            queue_signal(env, info.si_signo, QEMU_SI_FAULT, &info);
+            gen_signal(env, TARGET_SIGSEGV,
+                       (env->error_code & 1 ?
+                        TARGET_SEGV_ACCERR : TARGET_SEGV_MAPERR),
+                       env->cr[2]);
             break;
         case EXCP00_DIVZ:
 #ifndef TARGET_X86_64
             if (env->eflags & VM_MASK) {
                 handle_vm86_trap(env, trapnr);
-            } else
-#endif
-            {
-                /* division by zero */
-                info.si_signo = TARGET_SIGFPE;
-                info.si_errno = 0;
-                info.si_code = TARGET_FPE_INTDIV;
-                info._sifields._sigfault._addr = env->eip;
-                queue_signal(env, info.si_signo, QEMU_SI_FAULT, &info);
+                break;
             }
+#endif
+            gen_signal(env, TARGET_SIGFPE, TARGET_FPE_INTDIV, env->eip);
             break;
         case EXCP01_DB:
         case EXCP03_INT3:
 #ifndef TARGET_X86_64
             if (env->eflags & VM_MASK) {
                 handle_vm86_trap(env, trapnr);
-            } else
+                break;
+            }
 #endif
-            {
-                info.si_signo = TARGET_SIGTRAP;
-                info.si_errno = 0;
-                if (trapnr == EXCP01_DB) {
-                    info.si_code = TARGET_TRAP_BRKPT;
-                    info._sifields._sigfault._addr = env->eip;
-                } else {
-                    info.si_code = TARGET_SI_KERNEL;
-                    info._sifields._sigfault._addr = 0;
-                }
-                queue_signal(env, info.si_signo, QEMU_SI_FAULT, &info);
+            if (trapnr == EXCP01_DB) {
+                gen_signal(env, TARGET_SIGTRAP, TARGET_TRAP_BRKPT, env->eip);
+            } else {
+                gen_signal(env, TARGET_SIGTRAP, TARGET_SI_KERNEL, 0);
             }
             break;
         case EXCP04_INTO:
@@ -205,31 +190,19 @@ void cpu_loop(CPUX86State *env)
 #ifndef TARGET_X86_64
             if (env->eflags & VM_MASK) {
                 handle_vm86_trap(env, trapnr);
-            } else
-#endif
-            {
-                info.si_signo = TARGET_SIGSEGV;
-                info.si_errno = 0;
-                info.si_code = TARGET_SI_KERNEL;
-                info._sifields._sigfault._addr = 0;
-                queue_signal(env, info.si_signo, QEMU_SI_FAULT, &info);
+                break;
             }
+#endif
+            gen_signal(env, TARGET_SIGSEGV, TARGET_SI_KERNEL, 0);
             break;
         case EXCP06_ILLOP:
-            info.si_signo = TARGET_SIGILL;
-            info.si_errno = 0;
-            info.si_code = TARGET_ILL_ILLOPN;
-            info._sifields._sigfault._addr = env->eip;
-            queue_signal(env, info.si_signo, QEMU_SI_FAULT, &info);
+            gen_signal(env, TARGET_SIGILL, TARGET_ILL_ILLOPN, env->eip);
             break;
         case EXCP_INTERRUPT:
             /* just indicate that signals should be handled asap */
             break;
         case EXCP_DEBUG:
-            info.si_signo = TARGET_SIGTRAP;
-            info.si_errno = 0;
-            info.si_code = TARGET_TRAP_BRKPT;
-            queue_signal(env, info.si_signo, QEMU_SI_FAULT, &info);
+            gen_signal(env, TARGET_SIGTRAP, TARGET_TRAP_BRKPT, 0);
             break;
         case EXCP_ATOMIC:
             cpu_exec_step_atomic(cs);
