diff -ruN ppp-2.4.2.old/pppd/main.c ppp-2.4.2/pppd/main.c
--- ppp-2.4.2.old/pppd/main.c	2004-01-13 05:00:34.000000000 +0100
+++ ppp-2.4.2/pppd/main.c	2004-02-19 13:41:17.000000000 +0100
@@ -1338,8 +1338,8 @@
 
     act.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
     act.sa_flags = 0;
-    sigaction(sig, &act, &oldact);
     kill(0, sig);
+    sigaction(sig, &act, &oldact);
     sigaction(sig, &oldact, NULL);
 }