diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_timer.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_timer.c
index d363b4c4df44..7dbddbe30adb 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_timer.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_timer.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ linux_convert_l_sigevent(struct l_sigevent *l_sig, struct sigevent *sig)
 	switch (l_sig->sigev_notify) {
 	case L_SIGEV_SIGNAL:
 		sig->sigev_notify = SIGEV_SIGNAL;
-		CP(*l_sig, *sig, sigev_signo);
+		sig->sigev_signo = linux_to_bsd_signal(l_sig->sigev_signo);
 		PTRIN_CP(*l_sig, *sig, sigev_value.sival_ptr);
 		break;
 	case L_SIGEV_NONE:
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ linux_convert_l_sigevent(struct l_sigevent *l_sig, struct sigevent *sig)
 	case L_SIGEV_THREAD_ID:
 		sig->sigev_notify = SIGEV_THREAD_ID;
 		CP2(*l_sig, *sig, _l_sigev_un._tid, sigev_notify_thread_id);
-		CP(*l_sig, *sig, sigev_signo);
+		sig->sigev_signo = linux_to_bsd_signal(l_sig->sigev_signo);
 		PTRIN_CP(*l_sig, *sig, sigev_value.sival_ptr);
 		break;
 	default: