diff --git a/core/main.c b/core/main.c
index 4deb79a82..e4e568e24 100644
--- a/core/main.c
+++ b/core/main.c
@@ -648,6 +648,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	quit_vm_loop = 0;
 	hugetlb = 0;
 
+	if (signal(SIGHUP, sig_handler_term) == SIG_ERR)
+		fprintf(stderr, "cannot register handler for SIGHUP\n");
 	if (signal(SIGINT, sig_handler_term) == SIG_ERR)
 		fprintf(stderr, "cannot register handler for SIGINT\n");