1 files changed, 8 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/posix-timers.c b/kernel/posix-timers.c
index dbd8398ddb0b..17f53266fb67 100644
--- a/kernel/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/posix-timers.c
@@ -856,11 +856,10 @@ 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;
@@ -885,11 +884,10 @@ 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);
 }