diff --git a/libsrc/common/abort.c b/libsrc/common/abort.c
index 6af3a59d0..298ff0adb 100644
--- a/libsrc/common/abort.c
+++ b/libsrc/common/abort.c
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
 
 
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdlib.h> 
+#include <signal.h>
 
 
 
 void abort (void)
 {
+    raise (SIGABRT);
     fputs ("ABNORMAL PROGRAM TERMINATION\n", stderr);
     exit (3);
 }