diff --git a/src/kernel/libroot/posix/signal/raise.c b/src/kernel/libroot/posix/signal/raise.c
index 6aea0e0858..e0569a6bb2 100644
--- a/src/kernel/libroot/posix/signal/raise.c
+++ b/src/kernel/libroot/posix/signal/raise.c
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
 
 int
 raise(int sig)
-{
-	thread_id tid = sys_get_current_thread_id();
-	
-	return sys_send_signal(tid, sig);
+{	
+	return sys_send_signal(find_thread(NULL), sig);
 }