diff --git a/servers/pm/signal.c b/servers/pm/signal.c
index 48da05fa0..3925f885a 100644
--- a/servers/pm/signal.c
+++ b/servers/pm/signal.c
@@ -363,6 +363,11 @@ int ksig;			/* non-zero means signal comes from kernel  */
 
   /* Handle system signals for system processes first. */
   if(rmp->mp_flags & PRIV_PROC) {
+   	/* Always skip signals for PM (only necessary when broadcasting). */
+   	if(rmp->mp_endpoint == PM_PROC_NR) {
+ 		return;
+   	}
+
    	/* System signals have always to go through the kernel first to let it
    	 * pick the right signal manager. If PM is the assigned signal manager,
    	 * the signal will come back and will actually be processed.
@@ -372,11 +377,6 @@ int ksig;			/* non-zero means signal comes from kernel  */
  		return;
    	}
 
-   	/* Always skip signals for PM (only necessary when broadcasting). */
-   	if(rmp->mp_endpoint == PM_PROC_NR) {
- 		return;
-   	}
-
   	/* Print stacktrace if necessary. */
   	if(SIGS_IS_STACKTRACE(signo)) {
  		sys_sysctl_stacktrace(rmp->mp_endpoint);