diff --git a/src/fe-text/gui-readline.c b/src/fe-text/gui-readline.c
index b6fceb89..bc3429d8 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/gui-readline.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/gui-readline.c
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
 
 #include <signal.h>
 
-#undef CTRL
-#define CTRL(x) ((x) & 0x1f)	/* Ctrl+x */
-
 typedef void (*ENTRY_REDIRECT_KEY_FUNC) (int key, void *data, SERVER_REC *server, WI_ITEM_REC *item);
 typedef void (*ENTRY_REDIRECT_ENTRY_FUNC) (const char *line, void *data, SERVER_REC *server, WI_ITEM_REC *item);
 
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ static KEYBOARD_REC *keyboard;
 static ENTRY_REDIRECT_REC *redir;
 
 char *cutbuffer;
-static int readtag, sigint_count = 0;
+static int readtag;
 static time_t idle_time;
 
 static void handle_key_redirect(int key)
@@ -121,12 +118,6 @@ void handle_key(int key)
 {
 	char str[3];
 
-	/* Quit if we get 5 CTRL-C's in a row. */
-	if (key != CTRL('c'))
-		sigint_count = 0;
-	else if (++sigint_count >= 5)
-		raise(SIGTERM);
-
 	idle_time = time(NULL);
 
 	if (redir != NULL && redir->flags & ENTRY_REDIRECT_FLAG_HOTKEY) {
diff --git a/src/fe-text/screen.c b/src/fe-text/screen.c
index 4f07cfa5..5378b5c9 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/screen.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/screen.c
@@ -76,25 +76,32 @@ static void sig_winch(int p)
 }
 #endif
 
-/* FIXME: SIGINT != ^C .. any better way to make this work? */
-void sigint_handler(int p)
-{
-	ungetch(3);
-	readline();
-}
-
 static void read_signals(void)
 {
+#ifndef WIN32
+	int signals[] = {
+		SIGHUP, SIGINT, SIGQUIT, SIGTERM,
+		SIGALRM, SIGUSR1, SIGUSR2
+	};
+	char *signames[] = {
+		"hup", "int", "quit", "term",
+		"alrm", "usr1", "usr2"
+	};
+
 	const char *ignores;
+	struct sigaction act;
+        int n;
 
 	ignores = settings_get_str("ignore_signals");
-#ifndef WIN32
-	signal(SIGHUP, find_substr(ignores, "hup") ? SIG_IGN : SIG_DFL);
-	signal(SIGQUIT, find_substr(ignores, "quit") ? SIG_IGN : SIG_DFL);
-	signal(SIGTERM, find_substr(ignores, "term") ? SIG_IGN : SIG_DFL);
-	signal(SIGALRM, find_substr(ignores, "alrm") ? SIG_IGN : SIG_DFL);
-	signal(SIGUSR1, find_substr(ignores, "usr1") ? SIG_IGN : SIG_DFL);
-	signal(SIGUSR2, find_substr(ignores, "usr2") ? SIG_IGN : SIG_DFL);
+
+	sigemptyset (&act.sa_mask);
+	act.sa_flags = 0;
+
+	for (n = 0; n < sizeof(signals)/sizeof(signals[0]); n++) {
+		act.sa_handler = find_substr(ignores, signames[n]) ?
+			SIG_IGN : SIG_DFL;
+		sigaction(signals[n], &act, NULL);
+	}
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -125,13 +132,9 @@ static int init_curses(void)
 	if (COLS < MIN_SCREEN_WIDTH)
 		COLS = MIN_SCREEN_WIDTH;
 
-#ifndef WIN32
+#ifdef SIGWINCH
 	sigemptyset (&act.sa_mask);
 	act.sa_flags = 0;
-	act.sa_handler = sigint_handler;
-	sigaction(SIGINT, &act, NULL);
-#endif
-#ifdef SIGWINCH
 	act.sa_handler = sig_winch;
 	sigaction(SIGWINCH, &act, NULL);
 #endif