diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 85234e80..468ea17f 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -173,11 +173,12 @@ AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(long)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(long long)
 
 dnl
-dnl Checks for system-specific types.
+dnl Checks for non-universal or system-specific types.
 dnl
 AC_TYPE_SIZE_T
 AC_TYPE_PID_T
 AC_CHECK_TYPES(uint32_t)
+AC_TYPE_SIGNAL
 AC_CHECK_TYPES(sig_atomic_t, [], [], [
 #include <stdio.h>
 #if HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
@@ -191,11 +192,6 @@ AC_CHECK_TYPES(sig_atomic_t, [], [], [
 #endif
 ])
 
-dnl
-dnl Return type of signal-handlers
-dnl
-AC_TYPE_SIGNAL
-
 dnl
 dnl Checks for library functions.
 dnl