diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 7d5f3bb..71c4c97 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -1269,7 +1269,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	loop_add_fd(state.eventloop, get_comm_reply_fd(), POLLIN, comm_in, NULL);
 
 	loop_add_fd(state.eventloop, sigusr_fds[0], POLLIN, term_in, NULL);
-	signal(SIGUSR1, do_sigusr);
+
+	struct sigaction sa;
+	sa.sa_handler = do_sigusr;
+	sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask);
+	sa.sa_flags = SA_RESTART;
+	sigaction(SIGUSR1, &sa, NULL);
 
 	state.run_display = true;
 	while (state.run_display) {