diff --git a/tools/make_xftmpl.c b/tools/make_xftmpl.c
index d707dc06cd2..087020cdb99 100644
--- a/tools/make_xftmpl.c
+++ b/tools/make_xftmpl.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
-#include <signal.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -478,11 +477,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     } else {
         output_file = option_outfile_name;
         atexit(cleanup_files);
-        signal(SIGTERM, exit_on_signal);
-        signal(SIGINT, exit_on_signal);
-#ifdef SIGHUP
-        signal(SIGHUP, exit_on_signal);
-#endif
+        init_signals( exit_on_signal );
         if (!(outfile = fopen(output_file, "wb"))) {
             perror(option_outfile_name);
             goto error;
diff --git a/tools/makedep.c b/tools/makedep.c
index 6379b5b69d9..e91f5a3afe2 100644
--- a/tools/makedep.c
+++ b/tools/makedep.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
-#include <signal.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -4395,11 +4394,7 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
     if (argc > 1) fatal_error( "Directory arguments not supported in this mode\n" );
 
     atexit( cleanup_files );
-    signal( SIGTERM, exit_on_signal );
-    signal( SIGINT, exit_on_signal );
-#ifdef SIGHUP
-    signal( SIGHUP, exit_on_signal );
-#endif
+    init_signals( exit_on_signal );
 
     for (i = 0; i < HASH_SIZE; i++) list_init( &files[i] );
     for (i = 0; i < HASH_SIZE; i++) list_init( &global_includes[i] );
diff --git a/tools/sfnt2fon/sfnt2fon.c b/tools/sfnt2fon/sfnt2fon.c
index b5a2086cac1..2c307dcce8a 100644
--- a/tools/sfnt2fon/sfnt2fon.c
+++ b/tools/sfnt2fon/sfnt2fon.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <signal.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
@@ -912,11 +911,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     font_off = (fontdir_off + fontdir_len + 15) & ~0x0f;
 
     atexit( cleanup );
-    signal( SIGTERM, exit_on_signal );
-    signal( SIGINT, exit_on_signal );
-#ifdef SIGHUP
-    signal( SIGHUP, exit_on_signal );
-#endif
+    init_signals( exit_on_signal );
 
     if (!output_name)  /* build a default output name */
         output_name = strmake( "%s%s", get_basename_noext( input_file ),
diff --git a/tools/tools.h b/tools/tools.h
index 3c25bcc41a9..70ef4bd2584 100644
--- a/tools/tools.h
+++ b/tools/tools.h
@@ -401,6 +401,16 @@ static inline void remove_temp_files(void)
 }
 
 
+static inline void init_signals( void (*cleanup)(int) )
+{
+    signal( SIGTERM, cleanup );
+    signal( SIGINT, cleanup );
+#ifdef SIGHUP
+    signal( SIGHUP, cleanup );
+#endif
+}
+
+
 static inline void *read_file( const char *name, size_t *size )
 {
     struct stat st;
diff --git a/tools/widl/widl.c b/tools/widl/widl.c
index 1b0a88e3709..7d3fa26f8d0 100644
--- a/tools/widl/widl.c
+++ b/tools/widl/widl.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
-#include <signal.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
@@ -704,11 +703,7 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
   struct strarray files;
   char *input;
 
-  signal( SIGTERM, exit_on_signal );
-  signal( SIGINT, exit_on_signal );
-#ifdef SIGHUP
-  signal( SIGHUP, exit_on_signal );
-#endif
+  init_signals( exit_on_signal );
   init_argv0_dir( argv[0] );
   target = init_argv0_target( argv[0] );
 
diff --git a/tools/winebuild/main.c b/tools/winebuild/main.c
index f416d9dd586..f216e4bf35d 100644
--- a/tools/winebuild/main.c
+++ b/tools/winebuild/main.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <signal.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -619,12 +618,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     struct strarray files;
     DLLSPEC *spec = main_spec = alloc_dll_spec();
 
-#ifdef SIGHUP
-    signal( SIGHUP, exit_on_signal );
-#endif
-    signal( SIGTERM, exit_on_signal );
-    signal( SIGINT, exit_on_signal );
-
+    init_signals( exit_on_signal );
     target = init_argv0_target( argv[0] );
     if (target.platform == PLATFORM_CYGWIN) target.platform = PLATFORM_MINGW;
     if (is_pe()) unwind_tables = 1;
diff --git a/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c b/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c
index 2261eca6c1d..0770ccfbe2a 100644
--- a/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c
+++ b/tools/winegcc/winegcc.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <signal.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -1488,11 +1487,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     char* lang = 0;
     char* str;
 
-#ifdef SIGHUP
-    signal( SIGHUP, exit_on_signal );
-#endif
-    signal( SIGTERM, exit_on_signal );
-    signal( SIGINT, exit_on_signal );
+    init_signals( exit_on_signal );
     init_argv0_dir( argv[0] );
 
     /* setup tmp file removal at exit */
diff --git a/tools/wmc/wmc.c b/tools/wmc/wmc.c
index c2cf754f590..e4f2377e772 100644
--- a/tools/wmc/wmc.c
+++ b/tools/wmc/wmc.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <signal.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
@@ -221,11 +220,7 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
         struct strarray files;
 
 	atexit( cleanup_files );
-	signal( SIGTERM, exit_on_signal );
-	signal( SIGINT, exit_on_signal );
-#ifdef SIGHUP
-	signal( SIGHUP, exit_on_signal );
-#endif
+        init_signals( exit_on_signal );
         init_argv0_dir( argv[0] );
 
 	/* First rebuild the commandline to put in destination */
diff --git a/tools/wrc/wrc.c b/tools/wrc/wrc.c
index 0fe104e2ad3..48d5d2033d8 100644
--- a/tools/wrc/wrc.c
+++ b/tools/wrc/wrc.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
-#include <signal.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
@@ -396,11 +395,7 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
 {
 	int i;
 
-        signal( SIGTERM, exit_on_signal );
-        signal( SIGINT, exit_on_signal );
-#ifdef SIGHUP
-        signal( SIGHUP, exit_on_signal );
-#endif
+        init_signals( exit_on_signal );
 	init_argv0_dir( argv[0] );
 
 	/* Set the default defined stuff */