diff --git a/src/signals.c b/src/signals.c
index c08d5df3e33d967d80924d288a86f71c4cb5d43c..97192faf300fa8f2e6f0a82d96cdc01d22ceba6b 100644
--- a/src/signals.c
+++ b/src/signals.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ void setup_signal_handlers()
 {
 	struct sigaction feh_sh;
 	sigset_t feh_ss;
+	sig_exit = 0;
 	if (
 		(sigemptyset(&feh_ss) == -1) ||
 		(sigaddset(&feh_ss, SIGUSR1) == -1) ||
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ void feh_handle_signal(int signo)
 		case SIGQUIT:
 			if (childpid)
 				killpg(childpid, SIGINT);
-			exit(128 + signo);
+			sig_exit = 128 + signo;
 	}
 
 	winwid = winwidget_get_first_window_of_type(WIN_TYPE_SLIDESHOW);