diff -up ./src/main.c.orig ./src/main.c
--- ./src/main.c.orig	2024-08-04 16:49:08.723525637 +0200
+++ ./src/main.c	2024-08-04 16:53:19.967862016 +0200
@@ -1056,11 +1056,18 @@ Please see the manpage for more informat
 void
 myexit(int sig)
 {
+	/* reset signal handlers to default ones, so myexit() is not called
+	 * recursively as a signal handler during a normal exit */
+	signal(SIGINT, SIG_DFL);
+	signal(SIGQUIT, SIG_DFL);
+	signal(SIGHUP, SIG_DFL);
+	signal(SIGTERM, SIG_DFL);
+
 	/* HBB 20010313; close file before unlinking it. Unix may not care
 	 * about that, but DOS absolutely needs it */
 	if (refsfound != NULL)
 		fclose(refsfound);
-	
+
 	/* remove any temporary files */
 	if (temp1[0] != '\0') {
 		unlink(temp1);