diff --git a/lib/posix/posix.nim b/lib/posix/posix.nim
index 35e666baf9..19b068b601 100644
--- a/lib/posix/posix.nim
+++ b/lib/posix/posix.nim
@@ -2630,10 +2630,10 @@ proc utimes*(path: cstring, times: ptr array [2, Timeval]): int {.
 
 proc handle_signal(sig: cint, handler: proc (a: cint) {.noconv.}) {.importc: "signal", header: "<signal.h>".} 
  
-template onSignal*(signals: varargs[cint], body: stmt): stmt {.immediate.} = 
+template onSignal*(signals: varargs[cint], body: untyped): stmt = 
   ## Setup code to be executed when Unix signals are received. Example: 
   ## from posix import SIGINT, SIGTERM 
-  ## onSignal([SIGINT, SIGTERM]): 
+  ## onSignal(SIGINT, SIGTERM): 
   ##   echo "bye" 
  
   for s in signals: