diff --git a/kernel/include/kernel/Process.h b/kernel/include/kernel/Process.h
index e0d4d180da..7f1e882f72 100644
--- a/kernel/include/kernel/Process.h
+++ b/kernel/include/kernel/Process.h
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ namespace Kernel
 		BAN::ErrorOr<long> sys_tty_ctrl(int fildes, int command, int flags);
 
 		BAN::ErrorOr<long> sys_signal(int, void (*)(int));
-		BAN::ErrorOr<long> sys_raise(int signal);
 		static BAN::ErrorOr<long> sys_kill(pid_t pid, int signal);
 
 		BAN::ErrorOr<long> sys_tcsetpgrp(int fd, pid_t pgid);
diff --git a/kernel/kernel/Process.cpp b/kernel/kernel/Process.cpp
index 7c89e4730d..82f93ede0e 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/Process.cpp
+++ b/kernel/kernel/Process.cpp
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ namespace Kernel
 			if (!m_loadable_elf->is_address_space_free())
 			{
 				dprintln("ELF has unloadable address space");
-				MUST(sys_raise(SIGKILL));
+				MUST(sys_kill(pid(), SIGKILL));
 			}
 			m_loadable_elf->reserve_address_space();
 			m_userspace_info.entry = m_loadable_elf->entry_point();
@@ -1218,8 +1218,12 @@ namespace Kernel
 			return BAN::Error::from_errno(EINVAL);
 
 		if (pid == Process::current().pid())
-			return Process::current().sys_raise(signal);
-		
+		{
+			CriticalScope _;
+			Process::current().m_signal_pending_mask |= 1 << signal;
+			return 0;
+		}
+
 		bool found = false;
 		for_each_process(
 			[&](Process& process)
@@ -1243,17 +1247,6 @@ namespace Kernel
 		return BAN::Error::from_errno(ESRCH);
 	}
 
-	BAN::ErrorOr<long> Process::sys_raise(int signal)
-	{
-		if (signal < _SIGMIN || signal > _SIGMAX)
-			return BAN::Error::from_errno(EINVAL);
-		ASSERT(this == &Process::current());
-		
-		CriticalScope _;
-		Thread::current().handle_signal(signal);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	BAN::ErrorOr<long> Process::sys_tcsetpgrp(int fd, pid_t pgrp)
 	{
 		LockGuard _(m_lock);
@@ -1627,7 +1620,7 @@ namespace Kernel
 unauthorized_access:
 		dwarnln("process {}, thread {} attempted to make an invalid pointer access", pid(), Thread::current().tid());
 		Debug::dump_stack_trace();
-		MUST(sys_raise(SIGSEGV));
+		MUST(sys_kill(pid(), SIGSEGV));
 	}
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel/kernel/Syscall.cpp b/kernel/kernel/Syscall.cpp
index ec8a953ec9..030a74f71c 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/Syscall.cpp
+++ b/kernel/kernel/Syscall.cpp
@@ -148,9 +148,6 @@ namespace Kernel
 		case SYS_DUP2:
 			ret = Process::current().sys_dup2((int)arg1, (int)arg2);
 			break;
-		case SYS_RAISE:
-			ret = Process::current().sys_raise((int)arg1);
-			break;
 		case SYS_KILL:
 			ret = Process::current().sys_kill((pid_t)arg1, (int)arg2);
 			break;
diff --git a/libc/include/sys/syscall.h b/libc/include/sys/syscall.h
index 7c568950c6..e9e93a793f 100644
--- a/libc/include/sys/syscall.h
+++ b/libc/include/sys/syscall.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ __BEGIN_DECLS
 #define SYS_PIPE 35
 #define SYS_DUP 36
 #define SYS_DUP2 37
-#define SYS_RAISE 38
 #define SYS_KILL 39
 #define SYS_SIGNAL 40
 #define SYS_SIGNAL_DONE 41
diff --git a/libc/signal.cpp b/libc/signal.cpp
index 39f8694367..0285e3fcd9 100644
--- a/libc/signal.cpp
+++ b/libc/signal.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 int raise(int sig)
 {
-	return syscall(SYS_RAISE, sig);
+	// FIXME: won't work after multithreaded
+	return kill(getpid(), sig);
 }
 
 int kill(pid_t pid, int sig)