diff --git a/repos/base/src/lib/base/entrypoint.cc b/repos/base/src/lib/base/entrypoint.cc
index 668983b029..acaf3ea3dc 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/lib/base/entrypoint.cc
+++ b/repos/base/src/lib/base/entrypoint.cc
@@ -121,9 +121,11 @@ void Entrypoint::_process_incoming_signals()
 				 * destroyed. In that case we will get an ipc error exception
 				 * as result, which has to be caught.
 				 */
-				retry<Blocking_canceled>(
-					[&] () { _signal_proxy_cap.call<Signal_proxy::Rpc_signal>(); },
-					[]  () { warning("blocking canceled during signal processing"); });
+				try {
+					retry<Blocking_canceled>(
+						[&] () { _signal_proxy_cap.call<Signal_proxy::Rpc_signal>(); },
+						[]  () { warning("blocking canceled during signal processing"); });
+				} catch (Genode::Ipc_error) { /* ignore - context got destroyed in meantime */ }
 
 				cmpxchg(&_signal_recipient, SIGNAL_PROXY, NONE);
 			} else {