diff --git a/tests/runtests.pl b/tests/runtests.pl
index d8a83afb2..2a39715f6 100755
--- a/tests/runtests.pl
+++ b/tests/runtests.pl
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ sub catch_zap {
     die "Somebody sent me a SIG$signame";
 }
 $SIG{INT} = \&catch_zap;
-$SIG{KILL} = \&catch_zap;
+$SIG{TERM} = \&catch_zap;
 
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 # Clear all possible '*_proxy' environment variables for various protocols