diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index bc9e88b2..4a577b9d 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -390,8 +390,13 @@ event_reinit(struct event_base *base)
 
 	/* prevent internal delete */
 	if (base->sig.ev_signal_added) {
+		/* we cannot call event_del here because the base has
+		 * not been reinitialized yet. */
 		event_queue_remove(base, &base->sig.ev_signal,
 		    EVLIST_INSERTED);
+		if (base->sig.ev_signal.ev_flags & EVLIST_ACTIVE)
+			event_queue_remove(base, &base->sig.ev_signal,
+			    EVLIST_ACTIVE);
 		base->sig.ev_signal_added = 0;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/signal.c b/signal.c
index 4cbacd4c..2ceed2f3 100644
--- a/signal.c
+++ b/signal.c
@@ -311,9 +311,9 @@ evsig_process(struct event_base *base)
 		ncalls = sig->evsigcaught[i];
 		if (ncalls == 0)
 			continue;
+		sig->evsigcaught[i] -= ncalls;
 
 		evmap_signal_active(base, i, ncalls);
-		sig->evsigcaught[i] = 0;
 	}
 }