diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 04b3a621b3cc..619c6160f64f 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -2268,9 +2268,12 @@ relock:
 	}
 
 	/* Has this task already been marked for death? */
-	ksig->info.si_signo = signr = SIGKILL;
-	if (signal_group_exit(signal))
+	if (signal_group_exit(signal)) {
+		ksig->info.si_signo = signr = SIGKILL;
+		sigdelset(&current->pending.signal, SIGKILL);
+		recalc_sigpending();
 		goto fatal;
+	}
 
 	for (;;) {
 		struct k_sigaction *ka;