diff --git a/libexec/rlogind/rlogind.c b/libexec/rlogind/rlogind.c
index 86948f793f5..366524d877a 100644
--- a/libexec/rlogind/rlogind.c
+++ b/libexec/rlogind/rlogind.c
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ cleanup(int signo)
 	(void)chflags(line, 0);
 	(void)chmod(line, 0666);
 	(void)chown(line, 0, 0);
-	shutdown(netf, 2);
+	shutdown(netf, SHUT_RDWR);
 	exit(1);
 }