diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.c b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
index 3f8a35104285..db578783dd36 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ __mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, long state, unsigned int subclass,
 		 * wait_lock. This ensures the lock cancellation is ordered
 		 * against mutex_unlock() and wake-ups do not go missing.
 		 */
-		if (unlikely(signal_pending_state(state, current))) {
+		if (signal_pending_state(state, current)) {
 			ret = -EINTR;
 			goto err;
 		}