1 files changed, 8 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/posix-timers.c b/kernel/posix-timers.c
index 0ffaeb075e35..e36d5798cbff 100644
--- a/kernel/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/posix-timers.c
@@ -458,9 +458,6 @@ static void release_posix_timer(struct k_itimer *tmr, int it_id_set)
                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&idr_lock, flags);
         }
         sigqueue_free(tmr->sigq);
-        if (unlikely(tmr->it_process) &&
-            tmr->it_sigev_notify == (SIGEV_SIGNAL|SIGEV_THREAD_ID))
-                put_task_struct(tmr->it_process);
         kmem_cache_free(posix_timers_cache, tmr);
 }
 
@@ -865,11 +862,10 @@ retry_delete:
          * This keeps any tasks waiting on the spin lock from thinking
          * they got something (see the lock code above).
          */
-        if (timer->it_process) {
-                if (timer->it_sigev_notify == (SIGEV_SIGNAL|SIGEV_THREAD_ID))
-                        put_task_struct(timer->it_process);
-                timer->it_process = NULL;
-        }
+        if (timer->it_sigev_notify == (SIGEV_SIGNAL|SIGEV_THREAD_ID))
+                put_task_struct(timer->it_process);
+        timer->it_process = NULL;
+
         unlock_timer(timer, flags);
         release_posix_timer(timer, IT_ID_SET);
         return 0;
@@ -894,11 +890,10 @@ retry_delete:
          * This keeps any tasks waiting on the spin lock from thinking
          * they got something (see the lock code above).
          */
-        if (timer->it_process) {
-                if (timer->it_sigev_notify == (SIGEV_SIGNAL|SIGEV_THREAD_ID))
-                        put_task_struct(timer->it_process);
-                timer->it_process = NULL;
-        }
+        if (timer->it_sigev_notify == (SIGEV_SIGNAL|SIGEV_THREAD_ID))
+                put_task_struct(timer->it_process);
+        timer->it_process = NULL;
+
         unlock_timer(timer, flags);
         release_posix_timer(timer, IT_ID_SET);
 }