diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 77cec5c..3693c1c 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@
 Marko Kohtala
 Vlad Korolev
 Joseph Koshy
+Jerzy Kozera
 Maksim Kozyarchuk
 Stefan Krah
 Bob Kras
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4af242a..924c7dc 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #7978: socketserver now restarts the select() call when EINTR is
+  returned.  This avoids crashing the server loop when a signal is received.
+  Patch by Jerzy Kozera.
+
 - Issue #14496: Fix wrong name in idlelib/tabbedpages.py.
   Patch by Popa Claudiu.