diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/posix/signals_posix.cpp b/src/hotspot/os/posix/signals_posix.cpp
index 10b340214a1f6..5833e324070b0 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/posix/signals_posix.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/posix/signals_posix.cpp
@@ -357,12 +357,12 @@ static void jdk_misc_signal_init() {
 }
 
 void os::signal_notify(int sig) {
-    // Signal thread is not created with ReduceSignalUsage and jdk_misc_signal_init
-    // initialization isn't called. This code is also never called.
-    assert(!ReduceSignalUsage, "Should not reach here if ReduceSignalUsage is set");
-
+  // Signal thread is not created with ReduceSignalUsage and jdk_misc_signal_init
+  // initialization isn't called.
+  if (!ReduceSignalUsage) {
     AtomicAccess::inc(&pending_signals[sig]);
     sig_semaphore->signal();
+  }
 }
 
 static int check_pending_signals() {
diff --git a/test/jdk/ProblemList.txt b/test/jdk/ProblemList.txt
index faf4c5e7a9471..0e69446ae3501 100644
--- a/test/jdk/ProblemList.txt
+++ b/test/jdk/ProblemList.txt
@@ -743,8 +743,6 @@ sun/tools/jstatd/TestJstatdRmiPort.java                         8251259,8293577
 jdk/incubator/vector/ShortMaxVectorTests.java                   8306592 generic-i586
 jdk/incubator/vector/LoadJsvmlTest.java                         8305390 windows-x64
 
-sun/misc/SunMiscSignalTest.java                                 8370207 generic-all
-
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 # jdk_jfr