diff --git a/include/rtdef.h b/include/rtdef.h
index 253333253ad895f1bfd9a60cfe31a57bd7dec009..2aff4afdb010ff0e43459e43c827e0068d353b2d 100644
--- a/include/rtdef.h
+++ b/include/rtdef.h
@@ -492,10 +492,10 @@ typedef siginfo_t rt_siginfo_t;
 #define RT_THREAD_CLOSE                 0x04                /**< Closed status */
 #define RT_THREAD_STAT_MASK             0x0f
 
-#define RT_THREAD_STAT_SIGNAL           0x10
+#define RT_THREAD_STAT_SIGNAL           0x10                /**< task hold signals */
 #define RT_THREAD_STAT_SIGNAL_READY     (RT_THREAD_STAT_SIGNAL | RT_THREAD_READY)
-#define RT_THREAD_STAT_SIGNAL_WAIT      0x20
-#define RT_THREAD_STAT_SIGNAL_PENDING   0x40
+#define RT_THREAD_STAT_SIGNAL_WAIT      0x20                /**< task is waiting for signals */
+#define RT_THREAD_STAT_SIGNAL_PENDING   0x40                /**< signals is held and it has not been procressed */
 #define RT_THREAD_STAT_SIGNAL_MASK      0xf0
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/signal.c b/src/signal.c
index 0cab6215afae6da5f6f6d1420d91372e2fe58715..0c0f990f4616e38400c2c7d715a1e29404747fd6 100644
--- a/src/signal.c
+++ b/src/signal.c
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ static void _signal_entry(void *parameter)
     {
         struct rt_cpu* pcpu = rt_cpu_self();
 
-        if (--pcpu->current_thread->cpus_lock_nest == 0)
+        pcpu->current_thread->cpus_lock_nest--;
+        if (pcpu->current_thread->cpus_lock_nest == 0)
         {
             pcpu->current_thread->scheduler_lock_nest--;
         }