diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
index dcdf9c8241b1..115c8dfa4d46 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -814,15 +814,14 @@ static void check_thread_timers(struct task_struct *tsk,
 			__group_send_sig_info(SIGKILL, SEND_SIG_PRIV, tsk);
 			return;
 		}
+
 		if (rtim >= soft) {
 			/*
 			 * At the soft limit, send a SIGXCPU every second.
 			 */
-			if (soft < hard) {
-				soft += USEC_PER_SEC;
-				tsk->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_RTTIME].rlim_cur =
-					soft;
-			}
+			soft += USEC_PER_SEC;
+			tsk->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_RTTIME].rlim_cur = soft;
+
 			if (print_fatal_signals) {
 				pr_info("RT Watchdog Timeout (soft): %s[%d]\n",
 					tsk->comm, task_pid_nr(tsk));
@@ -938,10 +937,9 @@ static void check_process_timers(struct task_struct *tsk,
 					tsk->comm, task_pid_nr(tsk));
 			}
 			__group_send_sig_info(SIGXCPU, SEND_SIG_PRIV, tsk);
-			if (soft < hard) {
-				sig->rlim[RLIMIT_CPU].rlim_cur = soft + 1;
-				softns += NSEC_PER_SEC;
-			}
+
+			sig->rlim[RLIMIT_CPU].rlim_cur = soft + 1;
+			softns += NSEC_PER_SEC;
 		}
 
 		/* Update the expiry cache */