diff --git a/Kernel/Scheduler.cpp b/Kernel/Scheduler.cpp
index fe8c6459a6..ed5ce0eb0c 100644
--- a/Kernel/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ void Thread::consider_unblock(time_t now_sec, long now_usec)
         /* don't know, don't care */
         return;
     case Thread::Blocked:
-        ASSERT(!m_blockers.is_empty());
-        if (m_blockers.first()->should_unblock(*this, now_sec, now_usec))
+        ASSERT(m_blocker != nullptr);
+        if (m_blocker->should_unblock(*this, now_sec, now_usec))
             unblock();
         return;
     case Thread::Skip1SchedulerPass:
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ bool Scheduler::pick_next()
             return IterationDecision::Continue;
         if (was_blocked) {
             dbgprintf("Unblock %s(%u) due to signal\n", thread.process().name().characters(), thread.pid());
-            ASSERT(!thread.m_blockers.is_empty());
-            thread.m_blockers.first()->set_interrupted_by_signal();
+            ASSERT(thread.m_blocker != nullptr);
+            thread.m_blocker->set_interrupted_by_signal();
             thread.unblock();
         }
         return IterationDecision::Continue;
diff --git a/Kernel/Thread.cpp b/Kernel/Thread.cpp
index e0a22ce71f..1a18f42f3e 100644
--- a/Kernel/Thread.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Thread.cpp
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ const char* Thread::state_string() const
     case Thread::Skip0SchedulerPasses:
         return "Skip0";
     case Thread::Blocked:
-        ASSERT(!m_blockers.is_empty());
-        return m_blockers.first()->state_string();
+        ASSERT(m_blocker != nullptr);
+        return m_blocker->state_string();
     }
     kprintf("Thread::state_string(): Invalid state: %u\n", state());
     ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ void Thread::set_state(State new_state)
     InterruptDisabler disabler;
     if (new_state == Blocked) {
         // we should always have a Blocker while blocked
-        ASSERT(!m_blockers.is_empty());
+        ASSERT(m_blocker != nullptr);
     }
 
     m_state = new_state;
diff --git a/Kernel/Thread.h b/Kernel/Thread.h
index 57f2732548..1f87ad7471 100644
--- a/Kernel/Thread.h
+++ b/Kernel/Thread.h
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ public:
     private:
         bool m_was_interrupted_while_blocked { false };
         friend class Thread;
-        IntrusiveListNode m_blocker_list_node;
     };
 
     class FileDescriptionBlocker : public Blocker {
@@ -232,9 +231,10 @@ public:
     {
         // We should never be blocking a blocked (or otherwise non-active) thread.
         ASSERT(state() == Thread::Running);
+        ASSERT(m_blocker == nullptr);
 
         T t(AK::forward<Args>(args)...);
-        m_blockers.prepend(t);
+        m_blocker = &t;
 
         // Enter blocked state.
         set_state(Thread::Blocked);
@@ -245,20 +245,8 @@ public:
         // We should no longer be blocked once we woke up
         ASSERT(state() != Thread::Blocked);
 
-        // We should be the first blocker, otherwise we're waking up in a
-        // different order than we are waiting: scheduler bug?
-        ASSERT(m_blockers.first() == &t);
-
         // Remove ourselves...
-        m_blockers.remove(t);
-
-        // If there are still pending blockers that need to be waited for, then
-        // set state back to Blocked, for the next one to be handled.
-        // Otherwise, we're good now, and done with blocking state.
-        if (!m_blockers.is_empty()) {
-            if (!m_blockers.first()->was_interrupted_by_signal())
-                set_state(Thread::Blocked);
-        }
+        m_blocker = nullptr;
 
         if (t.was_interrupted_by_signal())
             return BlockResult::InterruptedBySignal;
@@ -343,7 +331,7 @@ private:
     RefPtr<Region> m_kernel_stack_region;
     VirtualAddress m_thread_specific_data;
     SignalActionData m_signal_action_data[32];
-    IntrusiveList<Blocker, &Blocker::m_blocker_list_node> m_blockers;
+    Blocker* m_blocker { nullptr };
     FPUState* m_fpu_state { nullptr };
     State m_state { Invalid };
     bool m_has_used_fpu { false };