diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index b3ce3ca3cd5f0f234d6a6504737aef302603b6b8..45f28ca4411a8f43c663a08e1dc64b1870f3a220 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -2433,9 +2433,12 @@ bool get_signal(struct ksignal *ksig)
 	}
 
 	/* Has this task already been marked for death? */
-	ksig->info.si_signo = signr = SIGKILL;
-	if (signal_group_exit(signal))
+	if (signal_group_exit(signal)) {
+		ksig->info.si_signo = signr = SIGKILL;
+		sigdelset(&current->pending.signal, SIGKILL);
+		recalc_sigpending();
 		goto fatal;
+	}
 
 	for (;;) {
 		struct k_sigaction *ka;