diff --git a/evtone.c b/evtone.c
index e67d160..7f6dc19 100644
--- a/evtone.c
+++ b/evtone.c
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
 /* TONE PROCESSING */
 
 #include <signal.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 static void cleanup_fd(int *fd) {
   if (*fd >= 0) {
@@ -149,12 +150,35 @@
 
 void handle_signal(int signal) { got_signal = signal; }
 
+int setup_signals(void) {
+  struct sigaction action;
+  action.sa_handler = handle_signal;
+  action.sa_flags = 0;
+  if(sigemptyset(&action.sa_mask)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Unable to empty signal mask: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+    return 1;
+  }
+  if(sigaction(SIGINT, &action, NULL) == -1) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Unable to catch SIGINT: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+    return 1;
+  }
+  if(sigaction(SIGTERM, &action, NULL) == -1) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Unable to catch SIGTERM: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+    return 1;
+  }
+  if(sigaction(SIGPIPE, &action, NULL) == -1) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Unable to catch SIGPIPE: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+    return 1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 int play_tones(int dry_run, const char *device, struct tone_cmd *tones,
                int tone_count) {
   _cleanup_fd_ int dev = open_device(dry_run, device);
-  signal(SIGINT, handle_signal);
-  signal(SIGTERM, handle_signal);
-  signal(SIGPIPE, handle_signal);
+  if(setup_signals() == -1) {
+    return 1;
+  }
   if (dev == -1) {
     return 1;
   }
@@ -183,7 +207,6 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <linux/input.h>
-#include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>