3 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_process.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_process.c
index 48ba9d4db..f140d629b 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_process.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_process.c
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ ngx_signal_handler(int signo)
         break;
 
     case NGX_PROCESS_WORKER:
+    case NGX_PROCESS_HELPER:
         switch (signo) {
 
         case ngx_signal_value(NGX_NOACCEPT_SIGNAL):
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c
index e203ea3c9..06e020e06 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c
@@ -714,6 +714,8 @@ ngx_worker_process_cycle(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, void *data)
     ngx_uint_t         i;
     ngx_connection_t  *c;
 
+    ngx_process = NGX_PROCESS_WORKER;
+
     ngx_worker_process_init(cycle, 1);
 
     ngx_setproctitle("worker process");
@@ -829,8 +831,6 @@ ngx_worker_process_init(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_uint_t priority)
     ngx_core_conf_t  *ccf;
     ngx_listening_t  *ls;
 
-    ngx_process = NGX_PROCESS_WORKER;
-
     if (ngx_set_environment(cycle, NULL) == NULL) {
         /* fatal */
         exit(2);
@@ -1289,6 +1289,8 @@ ngx_cache_manager_process_cycle(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, void *data)
 
     cycle->connection_n = 512;
 
+    ngx_process = NGX_PROCESS_HELPER;
+
     ngx_worker_process_init(cycle, 0);
 
     ngx_close_listening_sockets(cycle);
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.h b/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.h
index f46ad463f..e6cef6b3f 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.h
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.h
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 
 #define NGX_PROCESS_SINGLE     0
 #define NGX_PROCESS_MASTER     1
-#define NGX_PROCESS_WORKER     2
-#define NGX_PROCESS_SIGNALLER  3
+#define NGX_PROCESS_SIGNALLER  2
+#define NGX_PROCESS_WORKER     3
+#define NGX_PROCESS_HELPER     4
 
 
 typedef struct {