diff --git a/src/glog/logging.h.in b/src/glog/logging.h.in
index 455bd28..b1de2c9 100644
--- a/src/glog/logging.h.in
+++ b/src/glog/logging.h.in
@@ -923,6 +923,9 @@ template <bool>
 struct CompileAssert {
 };
 struct CrashReason;
+
+// Returns true if FailureSignalHandler is installed.
+bool IsFailureSignalHandlerInstalled();
 }  // namespace glog_internal_namespace_
 
 #define GOOGLE_GLOG_COMPILE_ASSERT(expr, msg) \
diff --git a/src/signalhandler.cc b/src/signalhandler.cc
index cccd800..a7aef8b 100644
--- a/src/signalhandler.cc
+++ b/src/signalhandler.cc
@@ -335,6 +335,22 @@ void FailureSignalHandler(int signal_number,
 
 #endif  // HAVE_SIGACTION
 
+namespace glog_internal_namespace_ {
+
+bool IsFailureSignalHandlerInstalled() {
+#ifdef HAVE_SIGACTION
+  struct sigaction sig_action;
+  memset(&sig_action, 0, sizeof(sig_action));
+  sigemptyset(&sig_action.sa_mask);
+  sigaction(SIGABRT, NULL, &sig_action);
+  if (sig_action.sa_sigaction == &FailureSignalHandler)
+    return true;
+#endif  // HAVE_SIGACTION
+  return false;
+}
+
+}  // namespace glog_internal_namespace_
+
 void InstallFailureSignalHandler() {
 #ifdef HAVE_SIGACTION
   // Build the sigaction struct.
diff --git a/src/utilities.cc b/src/utilities.cc
index f31c7c7..5c88e58 100644
--- a/src/utilities.cc
+++ b/src/utilities.cc
@@ -138,13 +138,15 @@ static void DumpStackTraceAndExit() {
 
   // TOOD(hamaji): Use signal instead of sigaction?
 #ifdef HAVE_SIGACTION
-  // Set the default signal handler for SIGABRT, to avoid invoking our
-  // own signal handler installed by InstallFailedSignalHandler().
-  struct sigaction sig_action;
-  memset(&sig_action, 0, sizeof(sig_action));
-  sigemptyset(&sig_action.sa_mask);
-  sig_action.sa_handler = SIG_DFL;
-  sigaction(SIGABRT, &sig_action, NULL);
+  if (IsFailureSignalHandlerInstalled()) {
+    // Set the default signal handler for SIGABRT, to avoid invoking our
+    // own signal handler installed by InstallFailureSignalHandler().
+    struct sigaction sig_action;
+    memset(&sig_action, 0, sizeof(sig_action));
+    sigemptyset(&sig_action.sa_mask);
+    sig_action.sa_handler = SIG_DFL;
+    sigaction(SIGABRT, &sig_action, NULL);
+  }
 #endif  // HAVE_SIGACTION
 
   abort();
diff --git a/src/windows/glog/logging.h b/src/windows/glog/logging.h
index bab8c61..36107a6 100755
--- a/src/windows/glog/logging.h
+++ b/src/windows/glog/logging.h
@@ -910,6 +910,9 @@ template <bool>
 struct CompileAssert {
 };
 struct CrashReason;
+
+// Returns true if FailureSignalHandler is installed.
+bool IsFailureSignalHandlerInstalled();
 }  // namespace glog_internal_namespace_
 
 #define GOOGLE_GLOG_COMPILE_ASSERT(expr, msg) \