diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
index 2ca1c55d38a2..bc0bdf40eb50 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ static int do_timer_create(clockid_t which_clock, struct sigevent *event,
 	} else {
 		new_timer->it_sigev_notify     = SIGEV_SIGNAL;
 		new_timer->sigq.info.si_signo = SIGALRM;
-		memset(&new_timer->sigq.info.si_value, 0, sizeof(sigval_t));
 		new_timer->sigq.info.si_value.sival_int = new_timer->it_id;
 		new_timer->it_pid = get_pid(task_tgid(current));
 	}