diff --git a/client/X11/xfreerdp.c b/client/X11/xfreerdp.c
index 633c05630..92e9c4f20 100644
--- a/client/X11/xfreerdp.c
+++ b/client/X11/xfreerdp.c
@@ -822,6 +822,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	struct thread_data* data;
 	rdpChanMan* chanman;
 
+	freerdp_handle_signals();
+
 	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 
 	freerdp_chanman_global_init();