diff --git a/src/log.h b/src/log.h
index 49ddf3d..1b928b2 100644
--- a/src/log.h
+++ b/src/log.h
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 #define ERR(format, ...) \
     ({ \
         fprintf(stderr, "RUNTIME ERROR: " format "\n", ##__VA_ARGS__); \
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE); \
+        _exit(EXIT_FAILURE); \
     })