diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index ff74b9a74d340..215d86f77b63f 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1189,11 +1189,6 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	/* we have changed execution domain */
 	tsk->exit_signal = SIGCHLD;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS
-	exit_itimers(sig);
-	flush_itimer_signals();
-#endif
-
 	BUG_ON(!thread_group_leader(tsk));
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1277,6 +1272,11 @@ int flush_old_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 	if (retval)
 		goto out;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS
+	exit_itimers(me->signal);
+	flush_itimer_signals();
+#endif
+
 	/*
 	 * Make the signal table private.
 	 */