diff -Naur linux-2.4.17/drivers/usb/hub.c linux/drivers/usb/hub.c
--- linux-2.4.17/drivers/usb/hub.c	Mon Feb 18 20:43:48 2002
+++ linux/drivers/usb/hub.c	Mon Feb 18 20:38:50 2002
@@ -826,6 +826,8 @@
 
 static int usb_hub_thread(void *__hub)
 {
+	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
+
 	lock_kernel();
 
 	/*
@@ -835,6 +837,13 @@
 
 	daemonize();
 
+	/* avoid getting signals */
+	spin_lock_irq(&tsk->sigmask_lock);
+	flush_signals(tsk);
+	sigfillset(&tsk->blocked);
+	recalc_sigpending(tsk);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&tsk->sigmask_lock);
+
 	/* Setup a nice name */
 	strcpy(current->comm, "khubd");
 
@@ -879,7 +888,7 @@
 	}
 
 	pid = kernel_thread(usb_hub_thread, NULL,
-		CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES | CLONE_SIGHAND);
+		CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES | CLONE_SIGNAL);
 	if (pid >= 0) {
 		khubd_pid = pid;