diff --git a/arch/arm/src/armv7-a/arm_schedulesigaction.c b/arch/arm/src/armv7-a/arm_schedulesigaction.c
index ce765a33e77..9f1a46f6754 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/armv7-a/arm_schedulesigaction.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/armv7-a/arm_schedulesigaction.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ void up_schedule_sigaction(struct tcb_s *tcb, sig_deliver_t sigdeliver)
 
               if (cpu != me)
                 {
-                  up_cpu_pause(cpu);
+                  up_cpu_resume(cpu);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/up_schedulesigaction.c b/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/up_schedulesigaction.c
index fd248dc012b..42aa2932ba6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/up_schedulesigaction.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/up_schedulesigaction.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ void up_schedule_sigaction(struct tcb_s *tcb, sig_deliver_t sigdeliver)
 
               if (cpu != me)
                 {
-                  up_cpu_pause(cpu);
+                  up_cpu_resume(cpu);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_schedsigaction.c b/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_schedsigaction.c
index 42d309e9b57..2dd39913351 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_schedsigaction.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_schedsigaction.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ void up_schedule_sigaction(struct tcb_s *tcb, sig_deliver_t sigdeliver)
 
               if (cpu != me)
                 {
-                  up_cpu_pause(cpu);
+                  up_cpu_resume(cpu);
                 }
             }
         }