diff --git a/src/libraries/Native/Unix/System.Native/pal_signal.h b/src/libraries/Native/Unix/System.Native/pal_signal.h
index 146fdabbfceb14..c3c21009dc836c 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Native/Unix/System.Native/pal_signal.h
+++ b/src/libraries/Native/Unix/System.Native/pal_signal.h
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ typedef enum
     PosixSignalSIGQUIT = -3,
     PosixSignalSIGTERM = -4,
     PosixSignalSIGCHLD = -5,
-    PosixSignalSIGWINCH = -6,
-    PosixSignalSIGCONT = -7,
+    PosixSignalSIGCONT = -6,
+    PosixSignalSIGWINCH = -7,
     PosixSignalSIGTTIN = -8,
     PosixSignalSIGTTOU = -9,
     PosixSignalSIGTSTP = -10
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Runtime.InteropServices/tests/System/Runtime/InteropServices/PosixSignalRegistrationTests.Unix.cs b/src/libraries/System.Runtime.InteropServices/tests/System/Runtime/InteropServices/PosixSignalRegistrationTests.Unix.cs
index 4b0c9fc01dea3a..f844b4d160a884 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Runtime.InteropServices/tests/System/Runtime/InteropServices/PosixSignalRegistrationTests.Unix.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Runtime.InteropServices/tests/System/Runtime/InteropServices/PosixSignalRegistrationTests.Unix.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
 using Xunit;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
@@ -57,7 +59,16 @@ public void SignalHandlerCalledForKnownSignals(PosixSignal s)
                     semaphore.Release();
                 });
 
-                kill(signal);
+                // Use 'kill' command with signal name to validate the signal pal mapping.
+                string sigArg = signalStr.StartsWith("SIG") ? signalStr.Substring(3) : signalStr;
+                using var process = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo
+                    {
+                        FileName = "/bin/sh", // Use a shell because not all platforms include a 'kill' executable.
+                        ArgumentList = { "-c", $"kill -s {sigArg} {Environment.ProcessId.ToString()}" }
+                    });
+                process.WaitForExit();
+                Assert.Equal(0, process.ExitCode);
+
                 bool entered = semaphore.Wait(SuccessTimeout);
                 Assert.True(entered);
             }, s.ToString()).Dispose();