--- ppp-2.4.2/pppd/main.c	2004-01-12 23:00:34.000000000 -0500
+++ ppp-2.4.2-new/pppd/main.c	2004-05-25 14:13:08.999258600 -0400
@@ -1338,8 +1342,8 @@
 
     act.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
     act.sa_flags = 0;
-    sigaction(sig, &act, &oldact);
     kill(0, sig);
+    sigaction(sig, &act, &oldact);
     sigaction(sig, &oldact, NULL);
 }