diff --git a/pkg/urbit/daemon/main.c b/pkg/urbit/daemon/main.c
index e8912b49ab..cd9b6ee776 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/daemon/main.c
+++ b/pkg/urbit/daemon/main.c
@@ -509,10 +509,10 @@ _stop_exit(c3_i int_i)
   u3_daemon_bail();
 }
 
-/* _stop_trace(): print trace on SIGABRT.
+/* _stop_signal(): handle termination signal.
 */
 static void
-_stop_trace(c3_i int_i)
+_stop_signal(c3_i int_i)
 {
   //  if we have a pier, unmap the event log before dumping core
   //
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ main(c3_i   argc,
 
   //  Cleanup on SIGABRT.
   //
-  signal(SIGABRT, _stop_trace);
+  signal(SIGABRT, _stop_signal);
 
   printf("~\n");
   //  printf("welcome.\n");
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/vere/daemon.c b/pkg/urbit/vere/daemon.c
index 506d3a697d..75792df98e 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/vere/daemon.c
+++ b/pkg/urbit/vere/daemon.c
@@ -750,6 +750,19 @@ _daemon_sign_init(void)
     sig_u->nex_u = u3_Host.sig_u;
     u3_Host.sig_u = sig_u;
   }
+
+  //  handle SIGQUIT (turn it into SIGABRT)
+  //
+  {
+    u3_usig* sig_u;
+
+    sig_u = c3_malloc(sizeof(u3_usig));
+    uv_signal_init(u3L, &sig_u->sil_u);
+
+    sig_u->num_i = SIGQUIT;
+    sig_u->nex_u = u3_Host.sig_u;
+    u3_Host.sig_u = sig_u;
+  }
 }
 
 /* _daemon_sign_cb: signal callback.
@@ -778,6 +791,10 @@ _daemon_sign_cb(uv_signal_t* sil_u, c3_i num_i)
       u3_term_ef_winc();
       break;
     }
+
+    case SIGQUIT: {
+      abort();
+    }
   }
 }