diff --git a/signals.go b/signals.go
index 473037607..cec4cb54a 100644
--- a/signals.go
+++ b/signals.go
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ func (h *signalHandler) forward(process *libcontainer.Process, tty *tty, detach
 					return e.status, nil
 				}
 			}
+		case unix.SIGURG:
+			// SIGURG is used by go runtime for async preemptive
+			// scheduling, so runc receives it from time to time,
+			// and it should not be forwarded to the container.
+			// Do nothing.
 		default:
 			us := s.(unix.Signal)
 			logrus.Debugf("forwarding signal %d (%s) to %d", int(us), unix.SignalName(us), pid1)