diff --git a/Modules/signalmodule.c b/Modules/signalmodule.c
--- a/Modules/signalmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/signalmodule.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static pid_t main_pid;
 #endif
 
 static struct {
-    int tripped;
+    sig_atomic_t tripped;
     PyObject *func;
 } Handlers[NSIG];
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static void
 trip_signal(int sig_num)
 {
     unsigned char byte;
-    Handlers[sig_num].tripped = 1;
+    Handlers[sig_num].tripped += 1;
     if (is_tripped)
         return;
     /* Set is_tripped after setting .tripped, as it gets
@@ -1139,8 +1139,9 @@ finisignal(void)
 int
 PyErr_CheckSignals(void)
 {
-    int i;
+    int signum;
     PyObject *f;
+    int i, times;
 
     if (!is_tripped)
         return 0;
@@ -1169,14 +1170,15 @@ PyErr_CheckSignals(void)
     if (!(f = (PyObject *)PyEval_GetFrame()))
         f = Py_None;
 
-    for (i = 1; i < NSIG; i++) {
-        if (Handlers[i].tripped) {
+    for (signum = 1; signum < NSIG; signum++) {
+        times = Handlers[signum].tripped;
+        Handlers[signum].tripped = 0;
+        for (i=0; i < times; i++) {
             PyObject *result = NULL;
-            PyObject *arglist = Py_BuildValue("(iO)", i, f);
-            Handlers[i].tripped = 0;
+            PyObject *arglist = Py_BuildValue("(iO)", signum, f);
 
             if (arglist) {
-                result = PyEval_CallObject(Handlers[i].func,
+                result = PyEval_CallObject(Handlers[signum].func,
                                            arglist);
                 Py_DECREF(arglist);
             }