diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/service/launcher/TestServiceInterruptHandling.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/service/launcher/TestServiceInterruptHandling.java
index c21fa8b730..8181e07fae 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/service/launcher/TestServiceInterruptHandling.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/service/launcher/TestServiceInterruptHandling.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class TestServiceInterruptHandling
   @Test
   public void testRegisterAndRaise() throws Throwable {
     InterruptCatcher catcher = new InterruptCatcher();
-    String name = IrqHandler.CONTROL_C;
+    String name = "USR2";
     IrqHandler irqHandler = new IrqHandler(name, catcher);
     irqHandler.bind();
     assertEquals(0, irqHandler.getSignalCount());