diff --git a/gdb/gdb_wait.h b/gdb/gdb_wait.h
index 36e797b222..63a13d2105 100644
--- a/gdb/gdb_wait.h
+++ b/gdb/gdb_wait.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 
 #ifndef	WSETSTOP
 # ifdef	W_STOPCODE
-#define	WSETSTOP(w,status) ((w) = W_STOPCODE(status,0))
+#define	WSETSTOP(w,sig)    ((w) = W_STOPCODE(sig))
 # else
 #define WSETSTOP(w,sig)	   ((w) = (0177 | ((sig) << 8)))
 # endif