diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
index 43cf3f63f31b..bcc2b83e6666 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ static void disarm_timer(struct k_itimer *timer, struct task_struct *p)
 	struct cpu_timer *ctmr = &timer->it.cpu;
 	struct posix_cputimer_base *base;
 
+	timer->it_active = 0;
 	if (!cpu_timer_dequeue(ctmr))
 		return;
 
@@ -559,6 +560,7 @@ static void arm_timer(struct k_itimer *timer, struct task_struct *p)
 	struct cpu_timer *ctmr = &timer->it.cpu;
 	u64 newexp = cpu_timer_getexpires(ctmr);
 
+	timer->it_active = 1;
 	if (!cpu_timer_enqueue(&base->tqhead, ctmr))
 		return;
 
@@ -584,6 +586,7 @@ static void cpu_timer_fire(struct k_itimer *timer)
 {
 	struct cpu_timer *ctmr = &timer->it.cpu;
 
+	timer->it_active = 0;
 	if (unlikely(timer->sigq == NULL)) {
 		/*
 		 * This a special case for clock_nanosleep,
@@ -668,6 +671,7 @@ static int posix_cpu_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timer, int timer_flags,
 		ret = TIMER_RETRY;
 	} else {
 		cpu_timer_dequeue(ctmr);
+		timer->it_active = 0;
 	}
 
 	/*