diff --git a/newlib/configure.host b/newlib/configure.host
index 12e877d2a..0f273404f 100644
--- a/newlib/configure.host
+++ b/newlib/configure.host
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ case "${host}" in
 	export jehanne_srcdir
 	default_newlib_io_c99_formats="yes"
 	CC="${CC} -I${jehanne_srcdir}/include"
-	newlib_cflags="${newlib_cflags} -DREENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED -DMALLOC_PROVIDED"
+	newlib_cflags="${newlib_cflags} -DREENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED -DMALLOC_PROVIDED -DSIGNAL_PROVIDED"
 	newlib_cflags="${newlib_cflags} -D_NO_GETLOGIN -D_NO_GETCWD -D_NO_GETPASS -D_NO_GETUT -D_NO_PWRITE -D_NO_PREAD"
 	newlib_cflags="${newlib_cflags} -fno-omit-frame-pointer"
 	;;