1 files changed, 10 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/posix-timers.c b/kernel/posix-timers.c
index 7185f05d53a9..95451bf7d2eb 100644
--- a/kernel/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/posix-timers.c
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ out:
  * the find to the timer lock.  To avoid a dead lock, the timer id MUST
  * be release with out holding the timer lock.
  */
-static struct k_itimer * lock_timer(timer_t timer_id, unsigned long *flags)
+static struct k_itimer *lock_timer(timer_t timer_id, unsigned long *flags)
 {
         struct k_itimer *timr;
         /*
@@ -564,23 +564,20 @@ static struct k_itimer * lock_timer(timer_t timer_id, unsigned long *flags)
          * flags part over to the timer lock.  Must not let interrupts in
          * while we are moving the lock.
          */
-
         spin_lock_irqsave(&idr_lock, *flags);
-        timr = idr_find(&posix_timers_id, (int) timer_id);
+        timr = idr_find(&posix_timers_id, (int)timer_id);
         if (timr) {
                 spin_lock(&timr->it_lock);
-
-                if (!timr->it_process ||
-                    !same_thread_group(timr->it_process, current)) {
-                        spin_unlock(&timr->it_lock);
-                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&idr_lock, *flags);
-                        timr = NULL;
-                } else
+                if (timr->it_process &&
+                    same_thread_group(timr->it_process, current)) {
                         spin_unlock(&idr_lock);
-        } else
-                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&idr_lock, *flags);
+                        return timr;
+                }
+                spin_unlock(&timr->it_lock);
+        }
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&idr_lock, *flags);
 
-        return timr;
+        return NULL;
 }
 
 /*