diff --git a/sources/sighandler.c b/sources/sighandler.c
index 77d43864a..7c04119b7 100644
--- a/sources/sighandler.c
+++ b/sources/sighandler.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void od_system_signal_handler(void *arg)
 		switch (rc) {
 		case SIGTERM:
 		case SIGINT:
-			od_system_shutdown(system, instance);
+			exit(0);
 			break;
 		case SIGHUP:
 			od_log(&instance->logger, "system", NULL, NULL,