diff --git a/SignalsPanel.c b/SignalsPanel.c
index a088ab24..9816a848 100644
--- a/SignalsPanel.c
+++ b/SignalsPanel.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ in the source distribution for its full text.
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <signal.h>
 
 #include <ctype.h>
 
@@ -28,9 +29,16 @@ typedef struct SignalItem_ {
 
 Panel* SignalsPanel_new() {
    Panel* this = Panel_new(1, 1, 1, 1, true, Class(ListItem), FunctionBar_newEnterEsc("Send   ", "Cancel "));
-   for(unsigned int i = 0; i < Platform_numberOfSignals; i++)
+   const int defaultSignal = SIGTERM;
+   int defaultPosition = 15;
+   for(unsigned int i = 0; i < Platform_numberOfSignals; i++) {
       Panel_set(this, i, (Object*) ListItem_new(Platform_signals[i].name, Platform_signals[i].number));
+      // signal 15 is not always the 15th signal in the table
+      if (Platform_signals[i].number == defaultSignal) {
+         defaultPosition = i;
+      }
+   }
    Panel_setHeader(this, "Send signal:");
-   Panel_setSelected(this, DEFAULT_SIGNAL);
+   Panel_setSelected(this, defaultPosition);
    return this;
 }
diff --git a/freebsd/Platform.c b/freebsd/Platform.c
index 566a6097..b1703291 100644
--- a/freebsd/Platform.c
+++ b/freebsd/Platform.c
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ in the source distribution for its full text.
 
 extern ProcessFieldData Process_fields[];
 
-#ifndef DEFAULT_SIGNAL
-#define DEFAULT_SIGNAL 15
-#endif
+}*/
 
-static SignalItem Platform_signals[] = {
+ProcessField Platform_defaultFields[] = { PID, USER, PRIORITY, NICE, M_SIZE, M_RESIDENT, STATE, PERCENT_CPU, PERCENT_MEM, TIME, COMM, 0 };
+
+int Platform_numberOfFields = LAST_PROCESSFIELD;
+
+SignalItem Platform_signals[] = {
    { .name = " 0 Cancel",    .number =  0 },
    { .name = " 1 SIGHUP",    .number =  1 },
    { .name = " 2 SIGINT",    .number =  2 },
@@ -72,12 +74,6 @@ static SignalItem Platform_signals[] = {
    { .name = "33 SIGLIBRT",  .number = 33 },
 };
 
-}*/
-
-ProcessField Platform_defaultFields[] = { PID, USER, PRIORITY, NICE, M_SIZE, M_RESIDENT, STATE, PERCENT_CPU, PERCENT_MEM, TIME, COMM, 0 };
-
-int Platform_numberOfFields = LAST_PROCESSFIELD;
-
 unsigned int Platform_numberOfSignals = sizeof(Platform_signals)/sizeof(SignalItem);
 
 void Platform_setBindings(Htop_Action* keys) {
@@ -109,7 +105,7 @@ int Platform_getUptime() {
    struct timeval bootTime, currTime;
    int mib[2] = { CTL_KERN, KERN_BOOTTIME };
    size_t size = sizeof(bootTime);
-
+   
    int err = sysctl(mib, 2, &bootTime, &size, NULL, 0);
    if (err) {
       return -1;
@@ -123,7 +119,7 @@ void Platform_getLoadAverage(double* one, double* five, double* fifteen) {
    struct loadavg loadAverage;
    int mib[2] = { CTL_VM, VM_LOADAVG };
    size_t size = sizeof(loadAverage);
-
+   
    int err = sysctl(mib, 2, &loadAverage, &size, NULL, 0);
    if (err) {
       *one = 0;