diff --git a/pym/_emerge/Scheduler.py b/pym/_emerge/Scheduler.py
index d6db311..6e3bf1a 100644
--- a/pym/_emerge/Scheduler.py
+++ b/pym/_emerge/Scheduler.py
@@ -1017,6 +1017,7 @@
 			earlier_sigterm_handler = signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, sighandler)
 			earlier_sigcont_handler = \
 				signal.signal(signal.SIGCONT, self._sigcont_handler)
+			signal.siginterrupt(signal.SIGCONT, False)
 
 			try:
 				rval = self._merge()