diff --git a/bin/dd/misc.c b/bin/dd/misc.c
index 63c4e678f1a..4fe4a41b78f 100644
--- a/bin/dd/misc.c
+++ b/bin/dd/misc.c
@@ -104,6 +104,5 @@ terminate(sig)
 	int sig;
 {
 
-	/* XXX exit() shouldn't call exit() from a signal handler. */
-	exit(sig == 0 ? 0 : 1);
+	_exit(sig == 0 ? 0 : 1);
 }
diff --git a/bin/ed/main.c b/bin/ed/main.c
index bb651e562a5..af43f39143d 100644
--- a/bin/ed/main.c
+++ b/bin/ed/main.c
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ handle_hup(signo)
 		strcat(hup, "ed.hup");
 		write_file(hup, "w", 1, addr_last);
 	}
-	quit(2);
+	_exit(2);
 }
 
 
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ handle_int(signo)
 	int signo;
 {
 	if (!sigactive)
-		quit(1);
+		_exit(1);
 	sigflags &= ~(1 << (signo - 1));
 #ifdef _POSIX_SOURCE
 	siglongjmp(env, -1);