--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS([arpa/inet.h netinet/in
 # Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
 AC_C_INLINE
 AC_TYPE_PID_T
-AC_CHECK_DECLS([sys_siglist], [], [
-	AC_MSG_ERROR([Unable to find sys_siglist declaration.])
-], [[#include <signal.h>]])
 AC_TYPE_UINT32_T
 AC_TYPE_UINT16_T
 AC_TYPE_UINT8_T
--- a/src/addrwatch.c
+++ b/src/addrwatch.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ void reload_cb(evutil_socket_t fd, short
 void reload_cb(int fd, short events, void *arg)
 #endif
 {
-	log_msg(LOG_DEBUG, "Received signal (%d), %s", fd, sys_siglist[fd]);
+	log_msg(LOG_DEBUG, "Received signal (%d), %s", fd, strsignal(fd));
 	log_msg(LOG_DEBUG, "Reopening output files");
 
 	output_flatfile_reload();
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ void stop_cb(evutil_socket_t fd, short e
 void stop_cb(int fd, short events, void *arg)
 #endif
 {
-	log_msg(LOG_DEBUG, "Received signal (%d), %s", fd, sys_siglist[fd]);
+	log_msg(LOG_DEBUG, "Received signal (%d), %s", fd, strsignal(fd));
 #if HAVE_LIBEVENT2
 	event_base_loopbreak(cfg.eb);
 #else