diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index be022c200da67fdf1206761ba3adbb38a3208cdd..467746b3f0aa2eec5970c42f56a71d8ae1583b7f 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1029,7 +1029,6 @@ static struct task_struct *copy_process(unsigned long clone_flags,
 	p->vfork_done = NULL;
 	spin_lock_init(&p->alloc_lock);
 
-	clear_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_SIGPENDING);
 	init_sigpending(&p->pending);
 
 	p->utime = cputime_zero;