1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/u_signal_names.c b/libbb/u_signal_names.c
index bf984a44e..b82a706d8 100644
--- a/libbb/u_signal_names.c
+++ b/libbb/u_signal_names.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ int FAST_FUNC get_signum(const char *name)
         unsigned i;
 
         i = bb_strtou(name, NULL, 10);
-        if (!errno)
+        if (!errno && i < NSIG) /* for shells, we allow 0 too */
                 return i;
         if (strncasecmp(name, "SIG", 3) == 0)
                 name += 3;