diff --git a/Utility.hs b/Utility.hs
index ab90c51608..338aca7a39 100644
--- a/Utility.hs
+++ b/Utility.hs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import System.IO
 import System.Cmd
 import System.Exit
 import System.Posix.Signals
-import Data.Typeable
 import System.Posix.IO
 import Data.String.Utils
 import System.Path
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ boolSystem command params = do
 	r <- rawSystem command params
 	case r of
 		ExitSuccess -> return True
-		ExitFailure e -> if Just e == cast sigINT
+		ExitFailure e -> if toInteger e == toInteger sigINT
 			then error $ command ++ "interrupted"
 			else return False
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c7297d1c3f..77e01482fd 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ git-annex (0.03) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * Fix support for file:// remotes.
   * Add --verbose
+  * Fix SIGINT handling.
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:46:59 -0400
 
diff --git a/doc/bugs/scp_interrupt_to_background.mdwn b/doc/bugs/scp_interrupt_to_background.mdwn
index 700c81c650..381f5cd736 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/scp_interrupt_to_background.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/scp_interrupt_to_background.mdwn
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 When getting a file with scp, SIGINT is blocked, exposing the git
-subcommand fork to background bug again.
+subcommand fork to background bug again. [[done]]