diff --git a/libc/Android.mk b/libc/Android.mk
index 8a8936f53..c801afb88 100644
--- a/libc/Android.mk
+++ b/libc/Android.mk
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ libc_common_src_files := \
 	bionic/ptsname_r.c \
 	bionic/pututline.c \
 	bionic/pwrite.c \
-	bionic/raise.c \
 	bionic/realpath.c \
 	bionic/reboot.c \
 	bionic/recv.c \
@@ -282,6 +281,7 @@ libc_bionic_src_files := \
     bionic/__memcpy_chk.cpp \
     bionic/__memmove_chk.cpp \
     bionic/__memset_chk.cpp \
+    bionic/raise.cpp \
     bionic/__set_errno.cpp \
     bionic/setlocale.cpp \
     bionic/__strcat_chk.cpp \
diff --git a/libc/bionic/raise.c b/libc/bionic/raise.cpp
similarity index 90%
rename from libc/bionic/raise.c
rename to libc/bionic/raise.cpp
index 7b03a7ab9..f69d90b60 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/raise.c
+++ b/libc/bionic/raise.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,14 @@
  * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <signal.h>
 
-int raise(int signum)
-{
-    return kill(gettid(), signum);
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+int raise(int sig) {
+  int rc = pthread_kill(pthread_self(), sig);
+  if (rc != 0) {
+    errno = rc;
+    return -1;
+  }
+  return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/signal_test.cpp b/tests/signal_test.cpp
index a54f14d31..fcfcb184b 100644
--- a/tests/signal_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/signal_test.cpp
@@ -95,3 +95,9 @@ TEST(signal, sigemptyset_invalid) {
 TEST(signal, sigfillset_invalid) {
   TestSigSet1(sigfillset);
 }
+
+TEST(signal, raise_invalid) {
+  errno = 0;
+  ASSERT_EQ(-1, raise(-1));
+  ASSERT_EQ(EINVAL, errno);
+}