diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index eeb70835f4..a1046833e8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-03-25  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* testsuite/threads/Makefile.am:
+	  ignore signal2 since while it's a genuine bug it manages not to die
+	  half the time
+
 2005-03-23  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
 
 	* docs/manual/basics-bins.xml:
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am b/tests/old/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am
index 0ca822d921..4039237bec 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 include ../Rules
 
 tests_pass = thread1 thread2 thread3 thread4 thread5 threade threadf signal1 159852 threadg threadi-123775
-tests_fail = 159566 signal2 signal3
+tests_fail = 159566 signal3
 
 # threadh
 
-tests_ignore = queue threadb threadc threadd staticrec threadi-nfy1 threadi-nfy2
+# signal2 shows a genuine bug but is erratic in that it manages to survive
+# half of the time; so we ignore it
+tests_ignore = queue threadb threadc threadd staticrec threadi-nfy1 threadi-nfy2 signal2
 
 thread1_SOURCES = thread.c
 thread1_CFLAGS = -DTESTNUM=1 $(AM_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am b/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am
index 0ca822d921..4039237bec 100644
--- a/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 include ../Rules
 
 tests_pass = thread1 thread2 thread3 thread4 thread5 threade threadf signal1 159852 threadg threadi-123775
-tests_fail = 159566 signal2 signal3
+tests_fail = 159566 signal3
 
 # threadh
 
-tests_ignore = queue threadb threadc threadd staticrec threadi-nfy1 threadi-nfy2
+# signal2 shows a genuine bug but is erratic in that it manages to survive
+# half of the time; so we ignore it
+tests_ignore = queue threadb threadc threadd staticrec threadi-nfy1 threadi-nfy2 signal2
 
 thread1_SOURCES = thread.c
 thread1_CFLAGS = -DTESTNUM=1 $(AM_CFLAGS)