diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 3b0837b1c1eafe..6c98a9b70b1ea0 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -3957,6 +3957,7 @@ inline void PlatformInit() {
 
   CHECK_EQ(err, 0);
 
+#ifndef NODE_SHARED_MODE
   // Restore signal dispositions, the parent process may have changed them.
   struct sigaction act;
   memset(&act, 0, sizeof(act));
@@ -3970,6 +3971,7 @@ inline void PlatformInit() {
     act.sa_handler = (nr == SIGPIPE) ? SIG_IGN : SIG_DFL;
     CHECK_EQ(0, sigaction(nr, &act, nullptr));
   }
+#endif  // !NODE_SHARED_MODE
 
   RegisterSignalHandler(SIGINT, SignalExit, true);
   RegisterSignalHandler(SIGTERM, SignalExit, true);