diff --git a/Modules/socketmodule.c b/Modules/socketmodule.c
index 7b6046d..fa543cd 100644
--- a/Modules/socketmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/socketmodule.c
@@ -2572,8 +2572,21 @@
 #else
 		n = send(s->sock_fd, buf, len, flags);
 #endif
-		if (n < 0)
+		if (n < 0) {
+#ifdef EINTR
+			/* We must handle EINTR here as there is no way for
+			 * the caller to know how much was sent otherwise.  */
+			if (errno == EINTR) {
+				/* Run signal handlers.  If an exception was
+				 * raised, abort and leave this socket in
+				 * an unknown state. */
+				if (PyErr_CheckSignals())
+					return NULL;
+				continue;
+			}
+#endif
 			break;
+		}
 		buf += n;
 		len -= n;
 	} while (len > 0);