diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 43cbf30669e6d..23b912116675c 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ static int copy_sighand(unsigned long clone_flags, struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	struct sighand_struct *sig;
 
-	if (clone_flags & (CLONE_SIGHAND | CLONE_THREAD)) {
+	if (clone_flags & CLONE_SIGHAND) {
 		atomic_inc(&current->sighand->count);
 		return 0;
 	}