diff --git a/source3/smbd/process.c b/source3/smbd/process.c
index d2553049cd2..2363eb78ea5 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/process.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/process.c
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ static void smbd_setup_sig_term_handler(struct smbd_server_connection *sconn)
 {
 	struct tevent_signal *se;
 
-	se = tevent_add_signal(sconn->root_ev_ctx,
+	se = tevent_add_signal(sconn->ev_ctx,
 			       sconn,
 			       SIGTERM, 0,
 			       smbd_sig_term_handler,
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ static void smbd_setup_sig_hup_handler(struct smbd_server_connection *sconn)
 {
 	struct tevent_signal *se;
 
-	se = tevent_add_signal(sconn->root_ev_ctx,
+	se = tevent_add_signal(sconn->ev_ctx,
 			       sconn,
 			       SIGHUP, 0,
 			       smbd_sig_hup_handler,