diff --git a/top/top.c b/top/top.c
index 1db75fee..d75810f6 100644
--- a/top/top.c
+++ b/top/top.c
@@ -332,6 +332,11 @@ static void at_eoj (void) {
          * The real program end */
 static void bye_bye (const char *str) __attribute__((__noreturn__));
 static void bye_bye (const char *str) {
+   sigset_t ss;
+
+// POSIX.1-2004 async-signal-safe: sigfillset, sigprocmask
+   sigfillset(&ss);
+   sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &ss, NULL);
    at_eoj();                 // restore tty in preparation for exit
 #ifdef ATEOJ_RPTSTD
 {
@@ -446,12 +451,6 @@ static void sig_abexit (int sig) {
          *    SIGUSR1 and SIGUSR2 */
 static void sig_endpgm (int dont_care_sig) __attribute__((__noreturn__));
 static void sig_endpgm (int dont_care_sig) {
-   sigset_t ss;
-
-// POSIX.1-2004 async-signal-safe: sigfillset, sigprocmask
-   sigfillset(&ss);
-   sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &ss, NULL);
-   Frames_signal = BREAK_sig;
    bye_bye(NULL);
    (void)dont_care_sig;
 } // end: sig_endpgm