diff --git a/builtins/common.c b/builtins/common.c
index b100ebe..2bfdf85 100644
--- a/builtins/common.c
+++ b/builtins/common.c
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ display_signal_list (list, forcecols)
 #if defined (JOB_CONTROL)
 	  /* POSIX.2 says that `kill -l signum' prints the signal name without
 	     the `SIG' prefix. */
-	  printf ("%s\n", (this_shell_builtin == kill_builtin) ? name + 3 : name);
+	  printf ("%s\n", (this_shell_builtin == kill_builtin && STREQN (name, "SIG", 3)) ? name + 3 : name);
 #else
 	  printf ("%s\n", name);
 #endif