diff --git a/src/kernel/libroot/posix/signal/send_signal.c b/src/kernel/libroot/posix/signal/send_signal.c
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+#include <syscalls.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2002, OpenBeOS Project. All rights reserved.
+ *  Distributed under the terms of the OpenBeOS license.
+ *
+ *  send_signal.c:
+ *  implements the signal function send_signal()
+ *  this is merely a wrapper for a syscall
+ *
+ *
+ *  Author(s):
+ *  Daniel Reinhold (danielre@users.sf.net)
+ *
+ */
+
+
+int
+send_signal(pid_t tid, uint sig)
+{
+	return sys_send_signal(tid, sig);
+}
+