diff --git a/tests/runtests.pl b/tests/runtests.pl
index d8a83afb2542d77434eb5d81855982eb0a22831d..2a39715f64cdeecfb44db60f6f29b6f8a0873694 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