diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/runners.py b/Lib/asyncio/runners.py
index d274576b101..065691bed99 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/runners.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/runners.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def run(self, coro, *, context=None):
                 # `signal.signal` may throw if `threading.main_thread` does
                 # not support signals (e.g. embedded interpreter with signals
                 # not registered - see gh-91880)
-                signal_handler = None
+                sigint_handler = None
         else:
             sigint_handler = None