diff --git a/usr.bin/ee/ee.c b/usr.bin/ee/ee.c
index effdf14fb915..5491b97b1fe1 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ee/ee.c
+++ b/usr.bin/ee/ee.c
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ char *argv[];
 	signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
 	signal(SIGSEGV, SIG_DFL);
 	signal(SIGINT, edit_abort);
+	signal(SIGHUP, edit_abort);
 
 	d_char = malloc(3);	/* provide a buffer for multi-byte chars */
 	d_word = malloc(150);