1 files changed, 2 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/signal/sighold.c b/signal/sighold.c
index 2e32e4718a..955ac5b0fb 100644
--- a/signal/sighold.c
+++ b/signal/sighold.c
@@ -26,14 +26,8 @@ sighold (int sig)
 {
   sigset_t set;
 
-  /* Retrieve current signal set.  */
-  if (__sigprocmask (SIG_SETMASK, NULL, &set) < 0)
-    return -1;
-
-  /* Add the specified signal.  */
+  sigemptyset (&set);
   if (sigaddset (&set, sig) < 0)
     return -1;
-
-  /* Set the new mask.  */
-  return __sigprocmask (SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
+  return __sigprocmask (SIG_BLOCK, &set, NULL);
 }