diff --git a/prov/shm/src/smr_init.c b/prov/shm/src/smr_init.c
index 9674d3321a3..f3189fcbd69 100644
--- a/prov/shm/src/smr_init.c
+++ b/prov/shm/src/smr_init.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #include "smr.h"
 #include "smr_signal.h"
 
+extern struct sigaction *old_action;
+
 struct smr_env smr_env = {
 	.disable_cma	= 0,
 };
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ static int smr_getinfo(uint32_t version, const char *node, const char *service,
 static void smr_fini(void)
 {
 	smr_cleanup();
+	free(old_action);
 }
 
 struct fi_provider smr_prov = {
@@ -177,7 +180,12 @@ SHM_INI
 			copying data directly between processes (default: no)");
 	smr_init_env();
 
+	old_action = calloc(SIGRTMIN, sizeof(*old_action));
+	if (!old_action)
+		return NULL;
 	/* Signal handlers to cleanup tmpfs files on an unclean shutdown */
+	assert(SIGBUS < SIGRTMIN && SIGSEGV < SIGRTMIN
+	       && SIGTERM < SIGRTMIN && SIGINT < SIGRTMIN);
 	smr_reg_sig_hander(SIGBUS);
 	smr_reg_sig_hander(SIGSEGV);
 	smr_reg_sig_hander(SIGTERM);
diff --git a/prov/shm/src/smr_signal.h b/prov/shm/src/smr_signal.h
index d1e6995a6b9..67f6d285f4e 100644
--- a/prov/shm/src/smr_signal.h
+++ b/prov/shm/src/smr_signal.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <ofi_shm.h>
 
-struct sigaction old_action;
+struct sigaction *old_action;
 
 static void smr_handle_signal(int signum, siginfo_t *info, void *ucontext)
 {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static void smr_handle_signal(int signum, siginfo_t *info, void *ucontext)
 	}
 
 	/* Register the original signum handler, SIG_DFL or otherwise */
-	ret = sigaction(signum, &old_action, NULL);
+	ret = sigaction(signum, &old_action[signum], NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		return;
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static void smr_reg_sig_hander(int signum)
 	action.sa_sigaction = smr_handle_signal;
 	action.sa_flags |= SA_SIGINFO;
 
-	ret = sigaction(signum, &action, &old_action);
+	ret = sigaction(signum, &action, &old_action[signum]);
 	if (ret)
 		FI_WARN(&smr_prov, FI_LOG_FABRIC,
 			"Unable to register handler for sig %d\n", signum);