diff --git a/src/backend/port/win32/signal.c b/src/backend/port/win32/signal.c
index a5cc256112..abde0ede3d 100644
--- a/src/backend/port/win32/signal.c
+++ b/src/backend/port/win32/signal.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/port/win32/signal.c,v 1.4 2004/06/24 21:02:42 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/port/win32/signal.c,v 1.5 2004/08/27 18:31:48 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ pqsignal(int signum, pqsigfunc handler)
 void
 pg_queue_signal(int signum)
 {
-	if (signum >= PG_SIGNAL_COUNT || signum < 0)
+	if (signum >= PG_SIGNAL_COUNT || signum <= 0)
 		return;
 
 	EnterCriticalSection(&pg_signal_crit_sec);
diff --git a/src/port/kill.c b/src/port/kill.c
index ebd07d95e6..3ef2314f20 100644
--- a/src/port/kill.c
+++ b/src/port/kill.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *	signals that the backend can recognize.
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/port/kill.c,v 1.2 2004/06/24 18:53:48 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/port/kill.c,v 1.3 2004/08/27 18:31:48 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ pgkill(int pid, int sig)
 	BYTE		sigRet = 0;
 	DWORD		bytes;
 
-	if (sig >= PG_SIGNAL_COUNT || sig <= 0)
+	/* we allow signal 0 here, but it will be ignored in pg_queue_signal */
+	if (sig >= PG_SIGNAL_COUNT || sig < 0)
 	{
 		errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;