diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index a3229add44554..8921c4a8419f1 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -4663,7 +4663,7 @@ void __init signals_init(void)
 {
 	siginfo_buildtime_checks();
 
-	sigqueue_cachep = KMEM_CACHE(sigqueue, SLAB_PANIC);
+	sigqueue_cachep = KMEM_CACHE(sigqueue, SLAB_PANIC | SLAB_ACCOUNT);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KGDB_KDB