diff --git a/src/events/SDL_quit.c b/src/events/SDL_quit.c
index b4234fc218..dcf722645c 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_quit.c
+++ b/src/events/SDL_quit.c
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ static SDL_bool send_foregrounding_pending = SDL_FALSE;
 
 static void SDL_HandleSIG(int sig)
 {
-    /* Reset the signal handler */
+#ifndef HAVE_SIGACTION
+    /* Reset the signal handler if it was installed with signal() */
     (void)signal(sig, SDL_HandleSIG);
+#endif
 
     /* Send a quit event next time the event loop pumps. */
     /* We can't send it in signal handler; SDL_malloc() might be interrupted! */