diff --git a/signal/signal_unix.go b/signal/signal_unix.go
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+++ b/signal/signal_unix.go
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+// +build !windows
+
+package signal
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+// Signals used in api/client (no windows equivalent, use
+// invalid signals so they don't get handled)
+const SIGCHLD = syscall.SIGCHLD
+const SIGWINCH = syscall.SIGWINCH
diff --git a/signal/signal_windows.go b/signal/signal_windows.go
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+++ b/signal/signal_windows.go
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+// +build windows
+
+package signal
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+// Signals used in api/client (no windows equivalent, use
+// invalid signals so they don't get handled)
+const SIGCHLD = syscall.Signal(0xff)
+const SIGWINCH = syscall.Signal(0xff)