diff --git a/src/startup.c b/src/startup.c
index 66cb5285..388ac502 100644
--- a/src/startup.c
+++ b/src/startup.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void start_application(const char *command) {
             execl(shell, shell, "-c", command, (void*)NULL);
             /* not reached */
         }
-        exit(0);
+        _exit(0);
     }
     wait(0);