diff --git a/compat/mingw.h b/compat/mingw.h
index df0e3203ab..5e499cfb71 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.h
+++ b/compat/mingw.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ struct sigaction {
 	sig_handler_t sa_handler;
 	unsigned sa_flags;
 };
-#define sigemptyset(x) (void)0
 #define SA_RESTART 0
 
 struct itimerval {
@@ -116,6 +115,12 @@ static inline int fcntl(int fd, int cmd, ...)
 }
 /* bash cannot reliably detect negative return codes as failure */
 #define exit(code) exit((code) & 0xff)
+#define sigemptyset(x) (void)0
+static inline int sigaddset(sigset_t *set, int signum)
+{ return 0; }
+#define SIG_UNBLOCK 0
+static inline int sigprocmask(int how, const sigset_t *set, sigset_t *oldset)
+{ return 0; }
 
 /*
  * simple adaptors
diff --git a/t/t0005-signals.sh b/t/t0005-signals.sh
index 638a355906..aeea50c633 100755
--- a/t/t0005-signals.sh
+++ b/t/t0005-signals.sh
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ test_expect_success 'create blob' '
 	git add file
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'a constipated git dies with SIGPIPE' '
+test_expect_success !MINGW 'a constipated git dies with SIGPIPE' '
 	OUT=$( ((large_git; echo $? 1>&3) | :) 3>&1 )
 	test "$OUT" -eq 141
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'a constipated git dies with SIGPIPE even if parent ignores it' '
+test_expect_success !MINGW 'a constipated git dies with SIGPIPE even if parent ignores it' '
 	OUT=$( ((trap "" PIPE; large_git; echo $? 1>&3) | :) 3>&1 )
 	test "$OUT" -eq 141
 '