diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-hacking.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-hacking.tmpl
index 992e67e6be7f..7b3f49363413 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-hacking.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-hacking.tmpl
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_mycall(int arg)
   </para>
 
   <programlisting>
-if (signal_pending()) 
+if (signal_pending(current))
         return -ERESTARTSYS;
   </programlisting>