diff --git a/src/cmd/rc/plan9ish.c b/src/cmd/rc/plan9ish.c
index 30fa896..2b9011c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/rc/plan9ish.c
+++ b/src/cmd/rc/plan9ish.c
@@ -386,7 +386,13 @@
 	int i;
 	for(i=0;syssigname[i];i++)
 		if(strncmp(s, syssigname[i], strlen(syssigname[i]))==0){
-			if(strncmp(s, "sys: ", 5)!=0) interrupted=1;
+			if(strncmp(s, "sys: ", 5)!=0){
+				if(kidpid && !interrupted){
+					interrupted=1;
+					postnote(PNGROUP, kidpid, s);
+				}
+				interrupted = 1;
+			}
 			goto Out;
 		}
 	if(strcmp(s, "sys: child") != 0)
diff --git a/src/cmd/rc/rc.h b/src/cmd/rc/rc.h
index 7df5fea..9a73927 100644
--- a/src/cmd/rc/rc.h
+++ b/src/cmd/rc/rc.h
@@ -137,3 +137,4 @@
 char *getstatus(void);
 int lastc;
 int lastword;
+int kidpid;
diff --git a/src/cmd/rc/simple.c b/src/cmd/rc/simple.c
index c85c909..85b20c3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/rc/simple.c
+++ b/src/cmd/rc/simple.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 				Xerror("try again");
 				return;
 			case 0:
+				rfork(RFNOTEG);
 				pushword("exec");
 				execexec();
 				strcpy(buf, "can't exec: ");
@@ -70,10 +71,12 @@
 				errstr(buf+n, ERRMAX-n);
 				Exit(buf);
 			default:
+				kidpid = pid;
 				poplist();
 				/* interrupts don't get us out */
 				while(Waitfor(pid, 1) < 0)
 					;
+				kidpid = 0;
 			}
 		}
 	}