diff --git a/src/signals.rs b/src/signals.rs
index 735d4fa..df27d1f 100644
--- a/src/signals.rs
+++ b/src/signals.rs
@@ -194,12 +194,10 @@ pub fn exit_with_status(status: ExitStatus) -> ! {
 }
 
 fn kill_self_with(number: i32) -> ! {
-    if let Ok(signal) = Signal::try_from(number) {
-        let _ = prctl::set_dumpable(false);
-        let _ = unsafe { signal::signal(signal, SigHandler::SigDfl) };
-        let _ = SigSet::from(signal).thread_unblock();
-        let _ = signal::raise(signal);
-    }
+    let _ = prctl::set_dumpable(false);
+    unsafe { libc::signal(number, libc::SIG_DFL) };
+    let _ = to_sigset([number]).thread_unblock();
+    unsafe { libc::raise(number) };
 
     process::exit(128 + number)
 }
diff --git a/tests/e2e/forwarding.rs b/tests/e2e/forwarding.rs
index 289be44..d505fbe 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/forwarding.rs
+++ b/tests/e2e/forwarding.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,21 @@ fn forwarded_signal_death_of_entrypoint_is_mirrored() {
     assert_eq!(status.signal(), Some(libc::SIGTERM));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn forwarded_realtime_signal_death_of_entrypoint_is_mirrored() {
+    let dir = TempDir::new().expect("failed to create temp dir");
+    let realtime = libc::SIGRTMIN() + 1;
+    let script = ": > ready
+                  sleep 60";
+
+    let (_sandbox, mut child) = spawn_sandbox(&["--blacklist"], dir.path(), script);
+    wait_for_file(&dir.path().join("ready"));
+    send_signal(&child, realtime);
+    let status = child.wait().unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(status.signal(), Some(realtime));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn user_and_realtime_signals_reach_entrypoint() {
     let dir = TempDir::new().expect("failed to create temp dir");