--- ./src/c/main.d.orig	2012-07-24 10:51:53.000000000 -0600
+++ ./src/c/main.d	2012-07-27 15:43:14.666816529 -0600
@@ -76,7 +76,11 @@ cl_fixnum ecl_option_values[ECL_OPT_LIMI
 	1,		/* ECL_OPT_TRAP_SIGPIPE */
 	1,		/* ECL_OPT_TRAP_SIGCHLD */
 	1,		/* ECL_OPT_TRAP_INTERRUPT_SIGNAL */
+#ifdef GBC_BOEHM_GENGC
+	0,		/* ECL_OPT_SIGNAL_HANDLING_THREAD */
+#else
 	1,		/* ECL_OPT_SIGNAL_HANDLING_THREAD */
+#endif
 	16,		/* ECL_OPT_SIGNAL_QUEUE_SIZE */
 	0,		/* ECL_OPT_BOOTED */
 	8192,		/* ECL_OPT_BIND_STACK_SIZE */
@@ -504,11 +508,11 @@ cl_boot(int argc, char **argv)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	/*ecl_set_option(ECL_OPT_SIGNAL_HANDLING_THREAD, 0);*/
-
 #if !defined(GBC_BOEHM)
 	setbuf(stdin,  stdin_buf);
 	setbuf(stdout, stdout_buf);
+#else
+	ecl_set_option(ECL_OPT_SIGNAL_HANDLING_THREAD, 0);
 #endif
 
 	ARGC = argc;