diff -NurpP linux-2.6.17.7-vs2.1.1-rc28.1.4/kernel/vserver/signal.c linux-2.6.17.7-vs2.1.1-rc28.1.5/kernel/vserver/signal.c
--- linux-2.6.17.7-vs2.1.1-rc28.1.4/kernel/vserver/signal.c	2006-08-07 01:28:05 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.17.7-vs2.1.1-rc28.1.5/kernel/vserver/signal.c	2006-08-07 02:33:23 +0200
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ int vx_info_kill(struct vx_info *vxi, in
 	case 1:
 		if (vxi->vx_initpid) {
 			pid = vxi->vx_initpid;
-			/* for now, only SIGINT to non admin init */
-			if (!vx_info_flags(vxi, VXF_STATE_ADMIN, 0))
+			/* for now, only SIGINT to private init ... */
+			if (!vx_info_flags(vxi, VXF_STATE_ADMIN, 0) &&
+				/* ... as long as there are tasks left */
+				(atomic_read(&vxi->vx_tasks) > 1))
 				sig = SIGINT;
 			priv = 1;
 		}