diff --git a/sdk/mx.sdk/mx_sdk_vm_impl.py b/sdk/mx.sdk/mx_sdk_vm_impl.py
index a79bbc1ffbb2..17f7b1475315 100644
--- a/sdk/mx.sdk/mx_sdk_vm_impl.py
+++ b/sdk/mx.sdk/mx_sdk_vm_impl.py
@@ -1417,6 +1417,8 @@ def contents(self):
 
             if isinstance(image_config, mx_sdk.LauncherConfig) or (isinstance(image_config, mx_sdk.LanguageLibraryConfig) and image_config.launchers):
                 build_args += [
+                    '-R:+EnableSignalHandling',
+                    '-R:+InstallSegfaultHandler',
                     '--enable-monitoring=jvmstat,heapdump,jfr,threaddump',
                 ] + svm_experimental_options([
                     '-H:+InstallExitHandlers',
diff --git a/sdk/mx.sdk/mx_sdk_vm_ng.py b/sdk/mx.sdk/mx_sdk_vm_ng.py
index 42ad274fd069..dd13cdc060b0 100644
--- a/sdk/mx.sdk/mx_sdk_vm_ng.py
+++ b/sdk/mx.sdk/mx_sdk_vm_ng.py
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class LanguageLibraryProject(NativeImageLibraryProject):
     def get_build_args(self):
         build_args = super().get_build_args()[:]
 
-        # Signals flags, the first 2 are also set in AbstractLanguageLauncher but better to be explicit
+        # Signals flags
         build_args += [
             '-R:+EnableSignalHandling',
             '-R:+InstallSegfaultHandler',
diff --git a/sdk/src/org.graalvm.launcher/src/org/graalvm/launcher/AbstractLanguageLauncher.java b/sdk/src/org.graalvm.launcher/src/org/graalvm/launcher/AbstractLanguageLauncher.java
index 7a21f8601942..23038a2f67a9 100644
--- a/sdk/src/org.graalvm.launcher/src/org/graalvm/launcher/AbstractLanguageLauncher.java
+++ b/sdk/src/org.graalvm.launcher/src/org/graalvm/launcher/AbstractLanguageLauncher.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * The Universal Permissive License (UPL), Version 1.0
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.graalvm.nativeimage.RuntimeOptions;
 import org.graalvm.polyglot.Context;
 import org.graalvm.polyglot.Engine;
 import org.graalvm.polyglot.Language;
@@ -150,12 +149,6 @@ protected final void launch(String[] args) {
      * @throws Exception if no launcher constructor has been set.
      */
     public static void runLauncher(byte[][] optionVarsArgs, byte[][] args, int argc, long argv, boolean relaunch) throws Exception {
-        if (isAOT()) {
-            // enable signal handling for the launcher
-            RuntimeOptions.set("EnableSignalHandling", true);
-            RuntimeOptions.set("InstallSegfaultHandler", true);
-        }
-
         if (LAUNCHER_CTOR == null) {
             throw new Exception("Launcher constructor has not been set.");
         }
diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/SubstrateSegfaultHandler.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/SubstrateSegfaultHandler.java
index 904a95de76fd..57fdc864a506 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/SubstrateSegfaultHandler.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/SubstrateSegfaultHandler.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ private static boolean isFirst() {
 public abstract class SubstrateSegfaultHandler {
     public static class Options {
         @Option(help = "Install segfault handler that prints register contents and full Java stacktrace. Default: enabled for an executable, disabled for a shared library, disabled when EnableSignalHandling is disabled.")//
-        static final RuntimeOptionKey<Boolean> InstallSegfaultHandler = new RuntimeOptionKey<>(null);
+        public static final RuntimeOptionKey<Boolean> InstallSegfaultHandler = new RuntimeOptionKey<>(null);
     }
 
     private static final long MARKER_VALUE = 0x0123456789ABCDEFL;
diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.graal/src/com/oracle/svm/graal/isolated/IsolatedGraalUtils.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.graal/src/com/oracle/svm/graal/isolated/IsolatedGraalUtils.java
index efc03a26ed14..03372b525771 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.graal/src/com/oracle/svm/graal/isolated/IsolatedGraalUtils.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.graal/src/com/oracle/svm/graal/isolated/IsolatedGraalUtils.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.Array;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
+import com.oracle.svm.core.SubstrateSegfaultHandler;
 import org.graalvm.collections.EconomicMap;
 import org.graalvm.nativeimage.CurrentIsolate;
 import org.graalvm.nativeimage.Isolates;
@@ -127,6 +128,10 @@ private static void appendOptionsRelevantForCompilationIsolates(CreateIsolatePar
 
         /* Compilation isolates do the reference handling manually to avoid the extra thread. */
         appendArgument(builder, SubstrateOptions.ConcealedOptions.AutomaticReferenceHandling, false);
+
+        /* Disable signal handling for compilation isolates. */
+        appendArgument(builder, SubstrateOptions.EnableSignalHandling, false);
+        appendArgument(builder, SubstrateSegfaultHandler.Options.InstallSegfaultHandler, false);
     }
 
     private static void appendOptionsExplicitlySetForCompilationIsolates(CreateIsolateParameters.Builder builder) {