diff --git a/kernel/aster-nix/src/process/signal/pauser.rs b/kernel/aster-nix/src/process/signal/pauser.rs
index f02ae5346..b64fe7db5 100644
--- a/kernel/aster-nix/src/process/signal/pauser.rs
+++ b/kernel/aster-nix/src/process/signal/pauser.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ use ostd::sync::WaitQueue;
 
 use super::{sig_mask::SigMask, SigEvents, SigEventsFilter};
 use crate::{
-    events::Observer, prelude::*, process::posix_thread::PosixThreadExt, time::wait::WaitTimeout,
+    events::Observer,
+    prelude::*,
+    process::posix_thread::{PosixThread, PosixThreadExt},
+    thread::Thread,
+    time::wait::WaitTimeout,
 };
 
 /// A `Pauser` allows pausing the execution of the current thread until certain conditions are reached.
@@ -120,66 +124,30 @@ impl Pauser {
         F: FnMut() -> Option<R>,
     {
         let current_thread = current_thread!();
-        let posix_thread = current_thread.as_posix_thread().unwrap();
+        let sig_queue_waiter =
+            SigObserverRegistrar::new(&current_thread, self.sig_mask, self.clone());
 
-        // Block `self.sig_mask`
-        let (old_mask, filter) = {
-            let mut current_mask = posix_thread.sig_mask().lock();
-            let old_mask = *current_mask;
-
-            let new_mask = {
-                current_mask.block(self.sig_mask.as_u64());
-                *current_mask
-            };
-
-            (old_mask, SigEventsFilter::new(new_mask))
-        };
-
-        // Register observer on sigqueue
-        let observer = SigQueueObserver::new(self.clone());
-        let weak_observer = Arc::downgrade(&observer) as Weak<dyn Observer<SigEvents>>;
-        posix_thread.register_sigqueue_observer(weak_observer.clone(), filter);
-
-        // Some signal may come before we register observer, so we do another check here.
-        if posix_thread.has_pending() {
-            observer.set_interrupted();
-        }
-
-        enum Res<R> {
-            Ok(R),
-            Interrupted,
-        }
-
-        let cond = {
-            let cloned_observer = observer.clone();
-            move || {
-                if let Some(res) = cond() {
-                    return Some(Res::Ok(res));
-                }
-
-                if cloned_observer.is_interrupted() {
-                    return Some(Res::Interrupted);
-                }
-
-                None
+        let cond = || {
+            if let Some(res) = cond() {
+                return Some(Ok(res));
             }
+
+            if sig_queue_waiter.is_interrupted() {
+                return Some(Err(Error::with_message(
+                    Errno::EINTR,
+                    "the current thread is interrupted by a signal",
+                )));
+            }
+
+            None
         };
 
-        let res = if let Some(timeout) = timeout {
+        if let Some(timeout) = timeout {
             self.wait_queue
                 .wait_until_or_timeout(cond, timeout)
-                .ok_or_else(|| Error::with_message(Errno::ETIME, "timeout is reached"))
+                .ok_or_else(|| Error::with_message(Errno::ETIME, "the time limit is reached"))?
         } else {
-            Ok(self.wait_queue.wait_until(cond))
-        };
-
-        // Restore the state
-        posix_thread.unregiser_sigqueue_observer(&weak_observer);
-        posix_thread.sig_mask().lock().set(old_mask.as_u64());
-
-        match res? {
-            Res::Ok(r) => Ok(r),
-            Res::Interrupted => return_errno_with_message!(Errno::EINTR, "interrupted by signal"),
+            self.wait_queue.wait_until(cond)
         }
     }
 
@@ -194,6 +162,78 @@ impl Pauser {
     }
 }
 
+enum SigObserverRegistrar<'a> {
+    // A POSIX thread may be interrupted by a signal if the signal is not masked.
+    PosixThread {
+        thread: &'a PosixThread,
+        old_mask: SigMask,
+        observer: Arc<SigQueueObserver>,
+    },
+    // A kernel thread ignores all signals. It is not necessary to wait for them.
+    KernelThread,
+}
+
+impl<'a> SigObserverRegistrar<'a> {
+    fn new(current_thread: &'a Arc<Thread>, sig_mask: SigMask, pauser: Arc<Pauser>) -> Self {
+        let Some(thread) = current_thread.as_posix_thread() else {
+            return Self::KernelThread;
+        };
+
+        // Block `sig_mask`.
+        let (old_mask, filter) = {
+            let mut locked_mask = thread.sig_mask().lock();
+
+            let old_mask = *locked_mask;
+            let new_mask = {
+                locked_mask.block(sig_mask.as_u64());
+                *locked_mask
+            };
+
+            (old_mask, SigEventsFilter::new(new_mask))
+        };
+
+        // Register `SigQueueObserver`.
+        let observer = SigQueueObserver::new(pauser);
+        thread.register_sigqueue_observer(Arc::downgrade(&observer) as _, filter);
+
+        // Check pending signals after registering the observer to avoid race conditions.
+        if thread.has_pending() {
+            observer.set_interrupted();
+        }
+
+        Self::PosixThread {
+            thread,
+            old_mask,
+            observer,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn is_interrupted(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            Self::PosixThread { observer, .. } => observer.is_interrupted(),
+            Self::KernelThread => false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Drop for SigObserverRegistrar<'a> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        let Self::PosixThread {
+            thread,
+            old_mask,
+            observer,
+        } = self
+        else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        // Restore the state, assuming no one else can modify the current thread's signal mask
+        // during the pause.
+        thread.unregiser_sigqueue_observer(&(Arc::downgrade(observer) as _));
+        thread.sig_mask().lock().set(old_mask.as_u64());
+    }
+}
+
 struct SigQueueObserver {
     is_interrupted: AtomicBool,
     pauser: Arc<Pauser>,
@@ -222,3 +262,38 @@ impl Observer<SigEvents> for SigQueueObserver {
         self.pauser.wait_queue.wake_all();
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(ktest)]
+mod test {
+    use ostd::prelude::*;
+
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::thread::{
+        kernel_thread::{KernelThreadExt, ThreadOptions},
+        Thread,
+    };
+
+    #[ktest]
+    fn test_pauser() {
+        let pauser = Pauser::new();
+        let pauser_cloned = pauser.clone();
+
+        let boolean = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+        let boolean_cloned = boolean.clone();
+
+        let thread1 = Thread::spawn_kernel_thread(ThreadOptions::new(move || {
+            pauser
+                .pause_until(|| boolean.load(Ordering::Relaxed).then_some(()))
+                .unwrap();
+        }));
+
+        let thread2 = Thread::spawn_kernel_thread(ThreadOptions::new(move || {
+            Thread::yield_now();
+            boolean_cloned.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            pauser_cloned.resume_all();
+        }));
+
+        thread1.join();
+        thread2.join();
+    }
+}