diff --git a/src/util.cc b/src/util.cc
index b238b345..c53c09aa 100644
--- a/src/util.cc
+++ b/src/util.cc
@@ -1237,8 +1237,8 @@ bool isNumericHost(const std::string& name)
 namespace {
   static Lock win_signal_lock;
 
-  static void(*win_int_handler)(int) = nullptr;
-  static void(*win_term_handler)(int) = nullptr;
+  static signal_handler_t win_int_handler = nullptr;
+  static signal_handler_t win_term_handler = nullptr;
 
   static void win_ign_handler(int) {}
 
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ namespace {
 }
 #endif
 
-void setGlobalSignalHandler(int sig, sigset_t* mask, void (*handler)(int),
+void setGlobalSignalHandler(int sig, sigset_t* mask, signal_handler_t handler,
                             int flags) {
 #if _WIN32
   if (sig == SIGINT || sig == SIGTERM) {
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 352384e7..92bd1d00 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -334,8 +334,9 @@ char toLowerChar(char c);
 
 bool isNumericHost(const std::string& name);
 
-void setGlobalSignalHandler(int signal, sigset_t* mask, void (*handler)(int),
-                            int flags);
+typedef void(*signal_handler_t)(int);
+void setGlobalSignalHandler(int signal, sigset_t* mask,
+                            signal_handler_t handler, int flags);
 
 std::string getHomeDir();