diff --git a/jobs.c b/jobs.c
index fc96603..4e951fa 100644
--- a/jobs.c
+++ b/jobs.c
@@ -3445,6 +3445,7 @@ waitchld (wpid, block)
   pid_t pid;
 
   int call_set_current, last_stopped_job, job, children_exited, waitpid_flags;
+  int called_from_sighand = sigchld;
   static int wcontinued = WCONTINUED;	/* run-time fix for glibc problem */
 
   call_set_current = children_exited = 0;