diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 7c4b7ae714d4..986fa69c15c5 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -2662,19 +2662,19 @@ relock:
 		goto relock;
 	}
 
-	/* Has this task already been marked for death? */
-	if (signal_group_exit(signal)) {
-		ksig->info.si_signo = signr = SIGKILL;
-		sigdelset(&current->pending.signal, SIGKILL);
-		trace_signal_deliver(SIGKILL, SEND_SIG_NOINFO,
-				&sighand->action[SIGKILL - 1]);
-		recalc_sigpending();
-		goto fatal;
-	}
-
 	for (;;) {
 		struct k_sigaction *ka;
 
+		/* Has this task already been marked for death? */
+		if (signal_group_exit(signal)) {
+			ksig->info.si_signo = signr = SIGKILL;
+			sigdelset(&current->pending.signal, SIGKILL);
+			trace_signal_deliver(SIGKILL, SEND_SIG_NOINFO,
+				&sighand->action[SIGKILL - 1]);
+			recalc_sigpending();
+			goto fatal;
+		}
+
 		if (unlikely(current->jobctl & JOBCTL_STOP_PENDING) &&
 		    do_signal_stop(0))
 			goto relock;