diff --git a/src/sound/music_midi_timidity.cpp b/src/sound/music_midi_timidity.cpp
index ac0ba5e2a..4acda49b9 100644
--- a/src/sound/music_midi_timidity.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/music_midi_timidity.cpp
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ bool TimidityPPMIDIDevice::LaunchTimidity ()
 
 		execvp (words.we_wordv[0], words.we_wordv);
 		fprintf(stderr,"execvp failed\n");
-		exit (0);	// if execvp succeeds, we never get here
+		_exit (0);	// if execvp succeeds, we never get here
 	}
 	else if (forkres < 0)
 	{