diff --git a/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c b/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c
index d8776e1..825433d 100644
--- a/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c
+++ b/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c
@@ -558,11 +558,16 @@ bootstrap_signals(void)
 {
 	Assert(!IsUnderPostmaster);
 
-	/* Set up appropriately for interactive use */
-	pqsignal(SIGHUP, die);
-	pqsignal(SIGINT, die);
-	pqsignal(SIGTERM, die);
-	pqsignal(SIGQUIT, die);
+	/*
+	 * We don't actually need any non-default signal handling in bootstrap
+	 * mode; "curl up and die" is a sufficient response for all these cases.
+	 * But let's just make sure the signals are set that way, since our parent
+	 * process initdb has them set differently.
+	 */
+	pqsignal(SIGHUP, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGINT, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGTERM, SIG_DFL);
+	pqsignal(SIGQUIT, SIG_DFL);
 }
 
 /*