diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 408f5108..c89e26ad 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -1585,6 +1585,7 @@ Udo Richter <udo_richter@gmx.de>
  for making housekeeping wait for a while after a replay has ended
  for fixing error handling in cCuttingThread::Action()
  for suppressing the automatic shutdown if the remote control is currently disabled
+ for fixing a problem with calling isyslog() from within the SignalHandler()
 
 Sven Kreiensen <svenk@kammer.uni-hannover.de>
  for his help in keeping 'channels.conf.terr' up to date
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 92daacc9..293dddb1 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -5806,6 +5806,8 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
     now follows the VPID and optional PPID, separated by an '=' sign.
 - Updated the sources.conf file (thanks to Oleg Roitburd).
 - Fixed a possible integer overflow in GetAbsTime() (thanks to Alexander Rieger).
+- Fixed a problem with calling isyslog() from within the SignalHandler() (thanks
+  to Udo Richter).
 
 2008-09-06: Version 1.6.0-2
 
@@ -5818,3 +5820,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   fontconfig (suggested by Edgar Toernig).
 - Updated the sources.conf file (thanks to Oleg Roitburd).
 - Fixed a possible integer overflow in GetAbsTime() (thanks to Alexander Rieger).
+- Fixed a problem with calling isyslog() from within the SignalHandler() (thanks
+  to Udo Richter).
diff --git a/vdr.c b/vdr.c
index 6d74845a..1e82be76 100644
--- a/vdr.c
+++ b/vdr.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  * The project's page is at http://www.cadsoft.de/vdr
  *
- * $Id: vdr.c 2.1 2008/05/03 10:16:41 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: vdr.c 2.2 2008/09/06 11:24:21 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ static bool SetKeepCaps(bool On)
 
 static void SignalHandler(int signum)
 {
-  isyslog("caught signal %d", signum);
   switch (signum) {
     case SIGPIPE:
          break;
@@ -1285,9 +1284,11 @@ Exit:
   ReportEpgBugFixStats();
   if (WatchdogTimeout > 0)
      dsyslog("max. latency time %d seconds", MaxLatencyTime);
-  isyslog("exiting, exit code %d", ShutdownHandler.GetExitCode());
+  if (LastSignal)
+     isyslog("caught signal %d", LastSignal);
   if (ShutdownHandler.EmergencyExitRequested())
      esyslog("emergency exit!");
+  isyslog("exiting, exit code %d", ShutdownHandler.GetExitCode());
   if (SysLogLevel > 0)
      closelog();
   if (HasStdin)