diff --git a/case-lib/hijack.sh b/case-lib/hijack.sh
index 6f14e954..7aedfdf2 100644
--- a/case-lib/hijack.sh
+++ b/case-lib/hijack.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ SUDO_CMD=$(command -v sudo)
 # re-use separately instead of all this or nothing.
 function func_exit_handler()
 {
+    trap - EXIT SIGTERM
     local exit_status=${1:-0}
 
     dlogi "Starting func_exit_handler($exit_status)"
diff --git a/case-lib/lib.sh b/case-lib/lib.sh
index 15d122ba..7569d798 100644
--- a/case-lib/lib.sh
+++ b/case-lib/lib.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ start_test()
     }
 
     # func_exit_handler() is in hijack.sh
-    trap 'func_exit_handler $?' EXIT
+    trap 'func_exit_handler $?' EXIT SIGTERM
 
     if test -z "$MAX_WAIT_FW_LOADING"; then
         local _pltf; _pltf=$("$SCRIPT_HOME/tools/sof-dump-status.py" -p)