diff --git a/src/events/SDL_quit.c b/src/events/SDL_quit.c
index 5456203ee2..0e5f3e6c6d 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_quit.c
+++ b/src/events/SDL_quit.c
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ static bool send_foregrounding_pending = 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!