diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 90e2efad33ae00b5c949bab04107a86f3baa0e13..2124ffadcfdefff5a6cf0fbc2da37c3ac19d8a44 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -2294,15 +2294,6 @@ int do_sigaction(int sig, struct k_sigaction *act, struct k_sigaction *oact)
 	k = &current->sighand->action[sig-1];
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
-	if (signal_pending(current)) {
-		/*
-		 * If there might be a fatal signal pending on multiple
-		 * threads, make sure we take it before changing the action.
-		 */
-		spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
-		return -ERESTARTNOINTR;
-	}
-
 	if (oact)
 		*oact = *k;