2 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index edaa50b5bbfa..2ef2ad540201 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -811,10 +811,8 @@ fastcall NORET_TYPE void do_exit(long code)
         acct_update_integrals(tsk);
         update_mem_hiwater(tsk);
         group_dead = atomic_dec_and_test(&tsk->signal->live);
-        if (group_dead) {
-                del_timer_sync(&tsk->signal->real_timer);
+        if (group_dead)
                 acct_process(code);
-        }
         exit_mm(tsk);
 
         exit_sem(tsk);
diff --git a/kernel/posix-timers.c b/kernel/posix-timers.c
index fd316c272260..cabb63fc9e16 100644
--- a/kernel/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/posix-timers.c
@@ -1197,6 +1197,7 @@ void exit_itimers(struct signal_struct *sig)
                 tmr = list_entry(sig->posix_timers.next, struct k_itimer, list);
                 itimer_delete(tmr);
         }
+        del_timer_sync(&sig->real_timer);
 }
 
 /*