diff --git a/src/syncterm/syncterm.c b/src/syncterm/syncterm.c
index 6792a393aed4c60538adc8e903880acac2a7dc46..bab8aa412073d614d17fbcc07638f4113d0042af 100644
--- a/src/syncterm/syncterm.c
+++ b/src/syncterm/syncterm.c
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			if(drawwin())
 				return(1);
 			doterm();
-			rlogin_close();
 		}
 	}
 	uifcbail();