--- ltp-full-20081031/testcases/kernel/mem/mtest06/shmat1.c	2007-07-16 10:08:20.000000000 +0530
+++ ltp-full-20081031_mod/testcases/kernel/mem/mtest06/shmat1.c	2008-11-04 15:50:15.000000000 +0530
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@
 			 num_iter);
 
     /* set up signals */
+    set_timer(exec_time);
     sigptr.sa_handler = (void (*)(int signal))sig_handler;
     sigfillset(&sigptr.sa_mask);
     sigptr.sa_flags = SA_SIGINFO;
@@ -527,7 +528,6 @@
     }
 
     chld_args[0] = num_iter;
-    set_timer(exec_time);
 
     for (;;)
     {