diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 641edc0..b57bdea 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ sigchld(int a)
 		die("child exited with status %d\n", WEXITSTATUS(stat));
 	else if (WIFSIGNALED(stat))
 		die("child terminated due to signal %d\n", WTERMSIG(stat));
-	exit(0);
+	_exit(0);
 }
 
 void