diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
index 7b291707eb31..8cbc9ac1343d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
@@ -764,8 +764,6 @@ int handle_rt_signal32(struct ksignal *ksig, sigset_t *oldset,
 	unsigned long msr = regs->msr;
 #endif
 
-	BUG_ON(tsk != current);
-
 	/* Set up Signal Frame */
 	/* Put a Real Time Context onto stack */
 	rt_sf = get_sigframe(ksig, get_tm_stackpointer(tsk), sizeof(*rt_sf), 1);
@@ -1227,8 +1225,6 @@ int handle_signal32(struct ksignal *ksig, sigset_t *oldset,
 	unsigned long msr = regs->msr;
 #endif
 
-	BUG_ON(tsk != current);
-
 	/* Set up Signal Frame */
 	frame = get_sigframe(ksig, get_tm_stackpointer(tsk), sizeof(*frame), 1);
 	if (unlikely(frame == NULL))
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
index bfc939360bad..cae612bdde5f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
@@ -822,8 +822,6 @@ int handle_rt_signal64(struct ksignal *ksig, sigset_t *set,
 	unsigned long msr = regs->msr;
 #endif
 
-	BUG_ON(tsk != current);
-
 	frame = get_sigframe(ksig, get_tm_stackpointer(tsk), sizeof(*frame), 0);
 	if (unlikely(frame == NULL))
 		goto badframe;