diff --git a/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c b/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
index e976e505648..8e5d9a68b02 100644
--- a/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -1370,7 +1370,8 @@ static inline int fastpath_timer_check(struct task_struct *tsk)
 		if (task_cputime_expired(&group_sample, &sig->cputime_expires))
 			return 1;
 	}
-	return 0;
+
+	return sig->rlim[RLIMIT_CPU].rlim_cur != RLIM_INFINITY;
 }
 
 /*