diff --git a/sysdep/unix/io.c b/sysdep/unix/io.c
index 8f76652a..d2f1f205 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/io.c
+++ b/sysdep/unix/io.c
@@ -2144,10 +2144,6 @@ watchdog_stop(void)
  *	Main I/O Loop
  */
 
-volatile int async_config_flag;		/* Asynchronous reconfiguration/dump scheduled */
-volatile int async_dump_flag;
-volatile int async_shutdown_flag;
-
 void
 io_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/main.c b/sysdep/unix/main.c
index a898a19a..0624e7b3 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/main.c
+++ b/sysdep/unix/main.c
@@ -583,9 +583,9 @@ cmd_graceful_restart(void)
  *	Signals
  */
 
-volatile int async_config_flag;
-volatile int async_dump_flag;
-volatile int async_shutdown_flag;
+volatile sig_atomic_t async_config_flag;
+volatile sig_atomic_t async_dump_flag;
+volatile sig_atomic_t async_shutdown_flag;
 
 static void
 handle_sighup(int sig UNUSED)
diff --git a/sysdep/unix/unix.h b/sysdep/unix/unix.h
index 7e3a9fed..1490243c 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/unix.h
+++ b/sysdep/unix/unix.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #define _BIRD_UNIX_H_
 
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <signal.h>
 
 struct pool;
 struct iface;
@@ -96,9 +97,9 @@ int sockaddr_read(sockaddr *sa, int af, ip_addr *a, struct iface **ifa, uint *po
 #define SUN_LEN(ptr) ((size_t) (((struct sockaddr_un *) 0)->sun_path) + strlen ((ptr)->sun_path))
 #endif
 
-extern volatile int async_config_flag;
-extern volatile int async_dump_flag;
-extern volatile int async_shutdown_flag;
+extern volatile sig_atomic_t async_config_flag;
+extern volatile sig_atomic_t async_dump_flag;
+extern volatile sig_atomic_t async_shutdown_flag;
 
 void io_init(void);
 void io_loop(void);
diff --git a/test/birdtest.c b/test/birdtest.c
index 823b02ff..ede4eb52 100644
--- a/test/birdtest.c
+++ b/test/birdtest.c
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ static int no_fork;
 static int no_timeout;
 static int is_terminal;		/* Whether stdout is a live terminal or pipe redirect */
 
+volatile sig_atomic_t async_config_flag;		/* Asynchronous reconfiguration/dump scheduled */
+volatile sig_atomic_t async_dump_flag;
+volatile sig_atomic_t async_shutdown_flag;
+
+
 uint bt_verbose;
 const char *bt_filename;
 const char *bt_test_id;