1 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
index 071b68903d..360b871d0c 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ process.config = JSON.parse(internalBinding('native_module').config);
 const rawMethods = internalBinding('process_methods');
 // Set up methods and events on the process object for the main thread
 if (isMainThread) {
-  // This depends on process being an event emitter
-  mainThreadSetup.setupSignalHandlers(internalBinding);
-
   process.abort = rawMethods.abort;
   const wrapped = mainThreadSetup.wrapProcessMethods(rawMethods);
   process.umask = wrapped.umask;
@@ -320,6 +317,23 @@ if (process.env.NODE_V8_COVERAGE) {
   };
 }
 
+// Worker threads don't receive signals.
+if (isMainThread) {
+  const {
+    isSignal,
+    startListeningIfSignal,
+    stopListeningIfSignal
+  } = mainThreadSetup.createSignalHandlers();
+  process.on('newListener', startListeningIfSignal);
+  process.on('removeListener', stopListeningIfSignal);
+  // re-arm pre-existing signal event registrations
+  // with this signal wrap capabilities.
+  const signalEvents = process.eventNames().filter(isSignal);
+  for (const ev of signalEvents) {
+    process.emit('newListener', ev);
+  }
+}
+
 if (getOptionValue('--experimental-report')) {
   const {
     config,