diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc b/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc
index 1c485cc1f..a8d4a3321 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc
@@ -515,7 +515,6 @@ sigproc_terminate (exit_states es)
       sigproc_printf ("entering");
       sig_send (myself_nowait, __SIGEXIT);
       proc_terminate ();		// clean up process stuff
-      CloseHandle (my_sendsig);
     }
 }