diff --git a/cmd/stateth/stateth.go b/cmd/stateth/stateth.go
index d690afacc6..536b0fda5a 100644
--- a/cmd/stateth/stateth.go
+++ b/cmd/stateth/stateth.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func main() {
 
 		sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 		done := make(chan bool, 1)
-		signal.Notify(sigs, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+		signal.Notify(sigs, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM, syscall.SIGKILL)
 
 		go func() {
 			sig := <-sigs