diff --git a/src/cond/zm_scount.c b/src/cond/zm_scount.c
index 603b4b0..e1b2d90 100644
--- a/src/cond/zm_scount.c
+++ b/src/cond/zm_scount.c
@@ -27,21 +27,20 @@ int zm_scount_wait(struct zm_scount *C, zm_lock_t *L) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-int zm_scount_signal(struct zm_scount *C) {
+int zm_scount_signal(struct zm_scount *C, int *out_count) {
     int ret = 0;
     if(C->count > 0) {
         C->count--;
         if(C->count == 0)
             ret = zm_ccond_signal(&C->cvar);
     }
+    *out_count = C->count;
     return ret;
 }
 
 /* Forced wake up regardless of the counter */
 int zm_scond_signalf(struct zm_scount *C) {
     int ret = 0;
-    if(C->count > 0)
-        C->count--;
     /* wakeup signal regardless of the counter value */
     ret = zm_ccond_signal(&C->cvar);
 
diff --git a/src/include/cond/zm_scount.h b/src/include/cond/zm_scount.h
index 59e6831..6babaa0 100644
--- a/src/include/cond/zm_scount.h
+++ b/src/include/cond/zm_scount.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 int zm_scount_init(struct zm_scount *C, int);
 int zm_scount_destroy(struct zm_scount *C);
 int zm_scount_wait(struct zm_scount *C, zm_lock_t *L);
-int zm_scount_signal(struct zm_scount *C);
+int zm_scount_signal(struct zm_scount *C, int*);
 int zm_scount_signalf(struct zm_scount *C);
 
 #endif /* _ZM_SCOND_H */
diff --git a/test/regres/cond/prio_chain.c b/test/regres/cond/prio_chain.c
index 4ecf761..2360921 100644
--- a/test/regres/cond/prio_chain.c
+++ b/test/regres/cond/prio_chain.c
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ static void* run(void *arg) {
         counter++;
         for(int i = 1; i<TEST_NTHREADS; i++) {
             int trg = (tid + i) % TEST_NTHREADS;
-            zm_scount_signal(&scounts[trg]);
+            int out_count; /* ignored */
+            zm_scount_signal(&scounts[trg], &out_count);
         }
 
         zm_lock_release(&glock);   /* Release the lock */