diff --git a/.github/workflows/bsd.yml b/.github/workflows/bsd.yml
index 80095d4..9910161 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bsd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bsd.yml
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ jobs:
             for n in `seq 15`; do ./a.out || echo $?; done
             uname -a
             echo BARRIER1
-            cc -DREBLOCK -Wall -xc pending_signal_c ||true
-            for n in `seq 15`; do ./a.out || echo $?; done
+            for n in `seq 15`; do RAISE_AFTER_EXEC=1 ./a.out || echo $?; done
             echo BARRIER2
             perl Makefile.PL
             make
diff --git a/pending_signal_c b/pending_signal_c
index 59128e1..d5486d8 100644
--- a/pending_signal_c
+++ b/pending_signal_c
@@ -38,11 +38,18 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
     else
     {
-	char msg[] = "reached write()\n";
-
 	if (getenv("RAISE_AFTER_EXEC"))
+	{
+	    char msg[] = "reached write() w/ RAISE_AFTER_EXEC\n";
+
 	    raise(SIGTERM);
-	write(2, msg, sizeof(msg) - 1);
+	    write(2, msg, sizeof(msg) - 1);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+	    char msg[] = "reached write()\n";
+	    write(2, msg, sizeof(msg) - 1);
+	}
 	sigpending(&set);
 	return sigismember(&set, SIGTERM) ? 1 : 2;
     }