diff --git a/test/syscalls/syscall_test_runner.go b/test/syscalls/syscall_test_runner.go
index d1f9552a2..32408f021 100644
--- a/test/syscalls/syscall_test_runner.go
+++ b/test/syscalls/syscall_test_runner.go
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ func runTestCaseRunsc(testBin string, tc gtest.TestCase, t *testing.T) {
 	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("test %q exited with status %v, want 0", tc.FullName(), err)
 	}
+	signal.Stop(sig)
 	close(sig)
 }