diff --git a/kernel/src/process/signal/sig_queues.rs b/kernel/src/process/signal/sig_queues.rs
index 692c7c6dd..30c1a8402 100644
--- a/kernel/src/process/signal/sig_queues.rs
+++ b/kernel/src/process/signal/sig_queues.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ impl SigQueues {
 
     /// Returns whether there's some pending signals that are not blocked
     pub fn has_pending(&self, blocked: SigMask) -> bool {
+        if self.is_empty() {
+            return false;
+        }
         self.queues.lock().has_pending(blocked)
     }