diff --git a/src/tint.c b/src/tint.c
index 7160f87..f78fb40 100644
--- a/src/tint.c
+++ b/src/tint.c
@@ -326,13 +326,16 @@ void init(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 	// Set signal handlers
 	signal_pending = 0;
-	struct sigaction sa = {.sa_handler = signal_handler};
+
 	struct sigaction sa_chld = {.sa_handler = SIG_DFL, .sa_flags = SA_NOCLDWAIT};
+	sigaction(SIGCHLD, &sa_chld, 0);
+
+	struct sigaction sa = {.sa_handler = signal_handler};
 	sigaction(SIGUSR1, &sa, 0);
 	sigaction(SIGINT, &sa, 0);
 	sigaction(SIGTERM, &sa, 0);
 	sigaction(SIGHUP, &sa, 0);
-	sigaction(SIGCHLD, &sa_chld, 0);
+
 #ifdef BACKTRACE_ON_SIGNAL
 	struct sigaction sa_crash = {.sa_handler = crash_handler};
 	sigaction(SIGSEGV, &sa_crash, 0);