1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/signal.c b/signal.c
index f6149ace55..f98a0b3d79 100644
--- a/signal.c
+++ b/signal.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ rb_f_kill(argc, argv)
 	rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "wrong # of arguments -- kill(sig, pid...)");
     switch (TYPE(argv[0])) {
       case T_FIXNUM:
-	sig = FIX2UINT(argv[0]);
+	sig = FIX2INT(argv[0]);
 	break;
 
       case T_SYMBOL: