diff --git a/sh/functions.sh.in b/sh/functions.sh.in
index 32fd92a3..3f4a15ac 100644
--- a/sh/functions.sh.in
+++ b/sh/functions.sh.in
@@ -65,11 +65,6 @@ if [ -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]; then
 	setopt NO_GLOB_SUBST
 fi
 
-# Use a special shell feature to save forking
-if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" -o "$ZSH_VERSION" ]; then
-	shell_var() { LC_ALL=C echo "${@//[![:word:]]/_}"; }
-fi
-
 # Make a sane PATH
 _PREFIX=@PREFIX@
 _PKG_PREFIX=@PKG_PREFIX@
diff --git a/src/librc/librc.h b/src/librc/librc.h
index d2501c06..311793f8 100644
--- a/src/librc/librc.h
+++ b/src/librc/librc.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <paths.h>
 #include <regex.h>
+#include <signal.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>