3 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6df0d65a6..a88546d81 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
   dd's oflag=direct option now works even when the size of the input
   is not a multiple of e.g., 512 bytes.
 
+  dd now handles signals consistently even when they're received
+  before data copying has started.
+
   install runs faster again with SELinux enabled
   [introduced in coreutils-7.0]
 
diff --git a/THANKS b/THANKS
index d3541ce81..bd078db1f 100644
--- a/THANKS
+++ b/THANKS
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Bernd Melchers                      melchers@cis.fu-berlin.de
 Bernhard Baehr                      bernhard.baehr@gmx.de
 Bernhard Gabler                     bernhard@uni-koblenz.de
 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer              bero@redhat.de
+Bernhard Voelker                    bernhard.voelker@siemens-enterprise.com
 Bert Deknuydt                       Bert.Deknuydt@esat.kuleuven.ac.be
 Bert Wesarg                         bert.wesarg@googlemail.com
 Bill Peters                         peters@gaffel.as.arizona.edu
diff --git a/src/dd.c b/src/dd.c
index d9e4c85b8..30bd8085c 100644
--- a/src/dd.c
+++ b/src/dd.c
@@ -1828,6 +1828,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   int exit_status;
   off_t offset;
 
+  install_signal_handlers ();
+
   initialize_main (&argc, &argv);
   set_program_name (argv[0]);
   setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
@@ -1928,8 +1930,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	}
     }
 
-  install_signal_handlers ();
-
   start_time = gethrxtime ();
 
   exit_status = dd_copy ();