diff --git a/contrib/telnet/telnetd/sys_term.c b/contrib/telnet/telnetd/sys_term.c
index 385655d68d3..419f4fbe2e0 100644
--- a/contrib/telnet/telnetd/sys_term.c
+++ b/contrib/telnet/telnetd/sys_term.c
@@ -1327,5 +1327,5 @@ cleanup(int sig __unused)
 	(void)chmod(line, 0666);
 	(void)chown(line, 0, 0);
 	(void) shutdown(net, 2);
-	exit(1);
+	_exit(1);
 }
diff --git a/crypto/telnet/telnetd/sys_term.c b/crypto/telnet/telnetd/sys_term.c
index 385655d68d3..419f4fbe2e0 100644
--- a/crypto/telnet/telnetd/sys_term.c
+++ b/crypto/telnet/telnetd/sys_term.c
@@ -1327,5 +1327,5 @@ cleanup(int sig __unused)
 	(void)chmod(line, 0666);
 	(void)chown(line, 0, 0);
 	(void) shutdown(net, 2);
-	exit(1);
+	_exit(1);
 }
diff --git a/libexec/telnetd/sys_term.c b/libexec/telnetd/sys_term.c
index 3d9e091b5e4..089b0dbf39d 100644
--- a/libexec/telnetd/sys_term.c
+++ b/libexec/telnetd/sys_term.c
@@ -1180,5 +1180,5 @@ cleanup(int sig __unused)
 	(void)chmod(line, 0666);
 	(void)chown(line, 0, 0);
 	(void) shutdown(net, 2);
-	exit(1);
+	_exit(1);
 }