diff --git a/t/t0005-signals.sh b/t/t0005-signals.sh
index 9707af7d03..09f855af3e 100755
--- a/t/t0005-signals.sh
+++ b/t/t0005-signals.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ EOF
 test_expect_success 'sigchain works' '
 	test-sigchain >actual
 	case "$?" in
-	130) true ;; # POSIX w/ SIGINT=2
+	143) true ;; # POSIX w/ SIGTERM=15
 	  3) true ;; # Windows
 	  *) false ;;
 	esac &&
diff --git a/test-sigchain.c b/test-sigchain.c
index 8747deac62..42db234e87 100644
--- a/test-sigchain.c
+++ b/test-sigchain.c
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ X(three)
 #undef X
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-	sigchain_push(SIGINT, one);
-	sigchain_push(SIGINT, two);
-	sigchain_push(SIGINT, three);
-	raise(SIGINT);
+	sigchain_push(SIGTERM, one);
+	sigchain_push(SIGTERM, two);
+	sigchain_push(SIGTERM, three);
+	raise(SIGTERM);
 	return 0;
 }