diff --git a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
index 6e173d70d825..e10021be190f 100644
--- a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
@@ -527,12 +527,13 @@ static void alarm_handle_timer(struct alarm *alarm, ktime_t now)
  * alarm_timer_rearm - Posix timer callback for rearming timer
  * @timr:	Pointer to the posixtimer data struct
  */
-static void alarm_timer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timr)
+static bool alarm_timer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timr)
 {
 	struct alarm *alarm = &timr->it.alarm.alarmtimer;
 
 	timr->it_overrun += alarm_forward_now(alarm, timr->it_interval);
 	alarm_start(alarm, alarm->node.expires);
+	return true;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -588,7 +589,7 @@ static void alarm_timer_wait_running(struct k_itimer *timr)
  * @absolute:	Expiry value is absolute time
  * @sigev_none:	Posix timer does not deliver signals
  */
-static void alarm_timer_arm(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t expires,
+static bool alarm_timer_arm(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t expires,
 			    bool absolute, bool sigev_none)
 {
 	struct alarm *alarm = &timr->it.alarm.alarmtimer;
@@ -600,6 +601,7 @@ static void alarm_timer_arm(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t expires,
 		alarm->node.expires = expires;
 	else
 		alarm_start(&timr->it.alarm.alarmtimer, expires);
+	return true;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
index 0de2bb7cbec0..395e297093f8 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "posix-timers.h"
 
-static void posix_cpu_timer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timer);
+static bool posix_cpu_timer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timer);
 
 void posix_cputimers_group_init(struct posix_cputimers *pct, u64 cpu_limit)
 {
@@ -1011,24 +1011,27 @@ static void check_process_timers(struct task_struct *tsk,
 /*
  * This is called from the signal code (via posixtimer_rearm)
  * when the last timer signal was delivered and we have to reload the timer.
+ *
+ * Return true unconditionally so the core code assumes the timer to be
+ * armed. Otherwise it would requeue the signal.
  */
-static void posix_cpu_timer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timer)
+static bool posix_cpu_timer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timer)
 {
 	clockid_t clkid = CPUCLOCK_WHICH(timer->it_clock);
-	struct task_struct *p;
 	struct sighand_struct *sighand;
+	struct task_struct *p;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u64 now;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
+	guard(rcu)();
 	p = cpu_timer_task_rcu(timer);
 	if (!p)
-		goto out;
+		return true;
 
 	/* Protect timer list r/w in arm_timer() */
 	sighand = lock_task_sighand(p, &flags);
 	if (unlikely(sighand == NULL))
-		goto out;
+		return true;
 
 	/*
 	 * Fetch the current sample and update the timer's expiry time.
@@ -1045,8 +1048,7 @@ static void posix_cpu_timer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timer)
 	 */
 	arm_timer(timer, p);
 	unlock_task_sighand(p, &flags);
-out:
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return true;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
index 9331e1614124..da04ed42bf82 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
@@ -288,12 +288,13 @@ static inline int timer_overrun_to_int(struct k_itimer *timr)
 	return (int)timr->it_overrun_last;
 }
 
-static void common_hrtimer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timr)
+static bool common_hrtimer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timr)
 {
 	struct hrtimer *timer = &timr->it.real.timer;
 
 	timr->it_overrun += hrtimer_forward_now(timer, timr->it_interval);
 	hrtimer_restart(timer);
+	return true;
 }
 
 static bool __posixtimer_deliver_signal(struct kernel_siginfo *info, struct k_itimer *timr)
@@ -795,7 +796,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(timer_getoverrun, timer_t, timer_id)
 		return timer_overrun_to_int(scoped_timer);
 }
 
-static void common_hrtimer_arm(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t expires,
+static bool common_hrtimer_arm(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t expires,
 			       bool absolute, bool sigev_none)
 {
 	struct hrtimer *timer = &timr->it.real.timer;
@@ -822,6 +823,7 @@ static void common_hrtimer_arm(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t expires,
 
 	if (!sigev_none)
 		hrtimer_start_expires(timer, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
+	return true;
 }
 
 static int common_hrtimer_try_to_cancel(struct k_itimer *timr)
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-timers.h b/kernel/time/posix-timers.h
index 7f259e845d24..4ea9611dd716 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-timers.h
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-timers.h
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ struct k_clock {
 	int	(*timer_del)(struct k_itimer *timr);
 	void	(*timer_get)(struct k_itimer *timr,
 			     struct itimerspec64 *cur_setting);
-	void	(*timer_rearm)(struct k_itimer *timr);
+	bool	(*timer_rearm)(struct k_itimer *timr);
 	s64	(*timer_forward)(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t now);
 	ktime_t	(*timer_remaining)(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t now);
 	int	(*timer_try_to_cancel)(struct k_itimer *timr);
-	void	(*timer_arm)(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t expires,
+	bool	(*timer_arm)(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t expires,
 			     bool absolute, bool sigev_none);
 	void	(*timer_wait_running)(struct k_itimer *timr);
 };