diff --git a/src/unix/appunix.cpp b/src/unix/appunix.cpp
index 1c89ecf7e4..8e8e9e77f3 100644
--- a/src/unix/appunix.cpp
+++ b/src/unix/appunix.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#ifndef SA_RESTART
+    // don't use for systems which don't define it (at least VMS and QNX)
+    #define SA_RESTART
+#endif
+
 // use unusual names for arg[cv] to avoid clashes with wxApp members with the
 // same names
 bool wxAppConsole::Initialize(int& argc_, wxChar** argv_)
@@ -78,12 +83,8 @@ bool wxAppConsole::SetSignalHandler(int signal, SignalHandler handler)
     struct sigaction sa;
     memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(sa));
     sa.sa_handler = (SignalHandler_t)&wxAppConsole::HandleSignal;
-#ifdef __VMS
-   sa.sa_flags = 0;
-#else
-   sa.sa_flags = SA_RESTART;
-#endif
-   int res = sigaction(signal, &sa, 0);
+    sa.sa_flags = SA_RESTART;
+    int res = sigaction(signal, &sa, 0);
     if ( res != 0 )
     {
         wxLogSysError(_("Failed to install signal handler"));