diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 8638c62..4fcedbf 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2451,7 +2451,7 @@
     qemu_cache_utils_init(envp);
 
     QLIST_INIT (&vm_change_state_head);
-    os_setup_signal_handling();
+    os_setup_early_signal_handling();
 
     module_call_init(MODULE_INIT_MACHINE);
     machine = find_default_machine();