diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index edc28afc9fb4be5f1a088e2d25aefa3059898c05..fa673ce456b9270852913e1b115e74ce1f69c468 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -2390,6 +2390,11 @@ bool get_signal(struct ksignal *ksig)
 		goto relock;
 	}
 
+	/* Has this task already been marked for death? */
+	ksig->info.si_signo = signr = SIGKILL;
+	if (signal_group_exit(signal))
+		goto fatal;
+
 	for (;;) {
 		struct k_sigaction *ka;
 
@@ -2485,6 +2490,7 @@ bool get_signal(struct ksignal *ksig)
 			continue;
 		}
 
+	fatal:
 		spin_unlock_irq(&sighand->siglock);
 
 		/*