diff --git a/include/ircd.h b/include/ircd.h
index d268efe6..f61afeef 100644
--- a/include/ircd.h
+++ b/include/ircd.h
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ extern const unsigned long int datecode;
 extern const char *ircd_version;
 extern const char *logFileName;
 extern const char *pidFileName;
-extern bool dorehash;
-extern bool dorehashbans;
-extern bool doremotd;
+extern volatile sig_atomic_t dorehash;
+extern volatile sig_atomic_t dorehashbans;
+extern volatile sig_atomic_t doremotd;
 extern bool kline_queued;
 extern bool server_state_foreground;
 extern bool opers_see_all_users; /* sno_farconnect.so loaded, operspy without
diff --git a/ircd/ircd.c b/ircd/ircd.c
index 8a16ffa4..0a89121f 100644
--- a/ircd/ircd.c
+++ b/ircd/ircd.c
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ rb_dlink_list local_oper_list;     /* our opers, duplicated in lclient_list */
 rb_dlink_list oper_list;           /* network opers */
 
 char **myargv;
-bool dorehash = false;
-bool dorehashbans = false;
-bool doremotd = false;
+volatile sig_atomic_t dorehash = false;
+volatile sig_atomic_t dorehashbans = false;
+volatile sig_atomic_t doremotd = false;
 bool kline_queued = false;
 bool server_state_foreground = false;
 bool opers_see_all_users = false;