diff --git a/sched/signal/sig_allocpendingsigaction.c b/sched/signal/sig_allocpendingsigaction.c
index 69fac390c8..3bf84dbf6e 100644
--- a/sched/signal/sig_allocpendingsigaction.c
+++ b/sched/signal/sig_allocpendingsigaction.c
@@ -100,10 +100,7 @@ FAR sigq_t *nxsig_alloc_pendingsigaction(void)
         {
           /* No...Try the resource pool */
 
-          if (!sigq)
-            {
-              sigq = (FAR sigq_t *)kmm_malloc((sizeof (sigq_t)));
-            }
+          sigq = (FAR sigq_t *)kmm_malloc((sizeof (sigq_t)));
 
           /* Check if we got an allocated message */
 
diff --git a/sched/signal/sig_dispatch.c b/sched/signal/sig_dispatch.c
index 7f4ac043cb..7091e7c8ec 100644
--- a/sched/signal/sig_dispatch.c
+++ b/sched/signal/sig_dispatch.c
@@ -172,10 +172,7 @@ static FAR sigpendq_t *nxsig_alloc_pendingsignal(void)
         {
           /* No... Allocate the pending signal */
 
-          if (!sigpend)
-            {
-              sigpend = (FAR sigpendq_t *)kmm_malloc((sizeof (sigpendq_t)));
-            }
+          sigpend = (FAR sigpendq_t *)kmm_malloc((sizeof (sigpendq_t)));
 
           /* Check if we got an allocated message */