diff --git a/linux-user/host/sparc/host-signal.h b/linux-user/host/sparc/host-signal.h
index f4b4d65031..232943a1db 100644
--- a/linux-user/host/sparc/host-signal.h
+++ b/linux-user/host/sparc/host-signal.h
@@ -1 +1,53 @@
-#define HOST_SIGNAL_PLACEHOLDER
+/*
+ * host-signal.h: signal info dependent on the host architecture
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Linaro Limited
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#ifndef SPARC_HOST_SIGNAL_H
+#define SPARC_HOST_SIGNAL_H
+
+static inline uintptr_t host_signal_pc(ucontext_t *uc)
+{
+#ifdef __arch64__
+    return uc->uc_mcontext.mc_gregs[MC_PC];
+#else
+    return uc->uc_mcontext.gregs[REG_PC];
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline bool host_signal_write(siginfo_t *info, ucontext_t *uc)
+{
+    uint32_t insn = *(uint32_t *)host_signal_pc(uc);
+
+    if ((insn >> 30) == 3) {
+        switch ((insn >> 19) & 0x3f) {
+        case 0x05: /* stb */
+        case 0x15: /* stba */
+        case 0x06: /* sth */
+        case 0x16: /* stha */
+        case 0x04: /* st */
+        case 0x14: /* sta */
+        case 0x07: /* std */
+        case 0x17: /* stda */
+        case 0x0e: /* stx */
+        case 0x1e: /* stxa */
+        case 0x24: /* stf */
+        case 0x34: /* stfa */
+        case 0x27: /* stdf */
+        case 0x37: /* stdfa */
+        case 0x26: /* stqf */
+        case 0x36: /* stqfa */
+        case 0x25: /* stfsr */
+        case 0x3c: /* casa */
+        case 0x3e: /* casxa */
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/linux-user/host/sparc64/host-signal.h b/linux-user/host/sparc64/host-signal.h
index f4b4d65031..1191fe2d40 100644
--- a/linux-user/host/sparc64/host-signal.h
+++ b/linux-user/host/sparc64/host-signal.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define HOST_SIGNAL_PLACEHOLDER
+#include "../sparc/host-signal.h"
diff --git a/accel/tcg/user-exec.c b/accel/tcg/user-exec.c
index 0db3c5cf3c..17fe867aeb 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/user-exec.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/user-exec.c
@@ -255,67 +255,7 @@ void *probe_access(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr, int size,
     return size ? g2h(env_cpu(env), addr) : NULL;
 }
 
-#if defined(__sparc__)
-
-int cpu_signal_handler(int host_signum, void *pinfo,
-                       void *puc)
-{
-    siginfo_t *info = pinfo;
-    int is_write;
-    uint32_t insn;
-#if !defined(__arch64__) || defined(CONFIG_SOLARIS)
-    uint32_t *regs = (uint32_t *)(info + 1);
-    void *sigmask = (regs + 20);
-    /* XXX: is there a standard glibc define ? */
-    unsigned long pc = regs[1];
-#else
-#ifdef __linux__
-    struct sigcontext *sc = puc;
-    unsigned long pc = sc->sigc_regs.tpc;
-    void *sigmask = (void *)sc->sigc_mask;
-#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
-    struct sigcontext *uc = puc;
-    unsigned long pc = uc->sc_pc;
-    void *sigmask = (void *)(long)uc->sc_mask;
-#elif defined(__NetBSD__)
-    ucontext_t *uc = puc;
-    unsigned long pc = _UC_MACHINE_PC(uc);
-    void *sigmask = (void *)&uc->uc_sigmask;
-#endif
-#endif
-
-    /* XXX: need kernel patch to get write flag faster */
-    is_write = 0;
-    insn = *(uint32_t *)pc;
-    if ((insn >> 30) == 3) {
-        switch ((insn >> 19) & 0x3f) {
-        case 0x05: /* stb */
-        case 0x15: /* stba */
-        case 0x06: /* sth */
-        case 0x16: /* stha */
-        case 0x04: /* st */
-        case 0x14: /* sta */
-        case 0x07: /* std */
-        case 0x17: /* stda */
-        case 0x0e: /* stx */
-        case 0x1e: /* stxa */
-        case 0x24: /* stf */
-        case 0x34: /* stfa */
-        case 0x27: /* stdf */
-        case 0x37: /* stdfa */
-        case 0x26: /* stqf */
-        case 0x36: /* stqfa */
-        case 0x25: /* stfsr */
-        case 0x3c: /* casa */
-        case 0x3e: /* casxa */
-            is_write = 1;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    return handle_cpu_signal(pc, info, is_write, sigmask);
-}
-
-#elif defined(__arm__)
+#if defined(__arm__)
 
 #if defined(__NetBSD__)
 #include <ucontext.h>
