diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/irq.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/irq.c
index 3788d45..64c114b 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/irq.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/irq.c
@@ -142,17 +142,14 @@
 
 void init_irq_signals(int on_sigstack)
 {
-	__sighandler_t h;
 	int flags;
 
 	flags = on_sigstack ? SA_ONSTACK : 0;
-	if (timer_irq_inited)
-		h = (__sighandler_t)alarm_handler;
-	else
-		h = boot_timer_handler;
 
-	set_handler(SIGVTALRM, h, flags | SA_RESTART,
-		    SIGUSR1, SIGIO, SIGWINCH, SIGALRM, -1);
+	set_handler(SIGVTALRM, (__sighandler_t) alarm_handler,
+		    flags | SA_RESTART, SIGUSR1, SIGIO, SIGWINCH, SIGALRM, -1);
+	set_handler(SIGALRM, (__sighandler_t) alarm_handler,
+		    flags | SA_RESTART, SIGUSR1, SIGIO, SIGWINCH, SIGALRM, -1);
 	set_handler(SIGIO, (__sighandler_t) sig_handler, flags | SA_RESTART,
 		    SIGUSR1, SIGIO, SIGWINCH, SIGALRM, SIGVTALRM, -1);
 	signal(SIGWINCH, SIG_IGN);