diff --git a/tests/signal_test.cpp b/tests/signal_test.cpp
index 6d55bef..af98964 100644
--- a/tests/signal_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/signal_test.cpp
@@ -252,3 +252,21 @@
   ASSERT_TRUE(sys_siglist[0] == NULL);
   ASSERT_STREQ("Hangup", sys_siglist[SIGHUP]);
 }
+
+TEST(signal, limits) {
+  // This comes from the kernel.
+  ASSERT_EQ(32, __SIGRTMIN);
+
+  // We reserve a non-zero number at the bottom for ourselves.
+  ASSERT_GT(SIGRTMIN, __SIGRTMIN);
+
+  // MIPS has more signals than everyone else.
+#if defined(__mips__)
+  ASSERT_EQ(128, __SIGRTMAX);
+#else
+  ASSERT_EQ(64, __SIGRTMAX);
+#endif
+
+  // We don't currently reserve any at the top.
+  ASSERT_EQ(SIGRTMAX, __SIGRTMAX);
+}
diff --git a/tests/string_test.cpp b/tests/string_test.cpp
index 14b284e..5ccc63d 100644
--- a/tests/string_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/string_test.cpp
@@ -100,11 +100,9 @@
   ASSERT_STREQ("Hangup", strsignal(1));
 
   // A real-time signal.
-#ifdef __GLIBC__ // glibc reserves real-time signals for internal use, and doesn't count those.
-  ASSERT_STREQ("Real-time signal 14", strsignal(48));
-#else
-  ASSERT_STREQ("Real-time signal 16", strsignal(48));
-#endif
+  ASSERT_STREQ("Real-time signal 14", strsignal(SIGRTMIN + 14));
+  // One of the signals the C library keeps to itself.
+  ASSERT_STREQ("Unknown signal 32", strsignal(__SIGRTMIN));
 
   // Errors.
   ASSERT_STREQ("Unknown signal -1", strsignal(-1)); // Too small.