diff --git a/libafl/src/events/mod.rs b/libafl/src/events/mod.rs
index 4e119a6a35..de3ef0d6af 100644
--- a/libafl/src/events/mod.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/events/mod.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl Handler for ShutdownSignalData {
             // println!("Exiting from the handler....");
 
             #[cfg(unix)]
-            libc::_exit(100);
+            libc::_exit(CTRL_C_EXIT);
 
             #[cfg(windows)]
             windows::Win32::System::Threading::ExitProcess(100);
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/src/emu/mod.rs b/libafl_qemu/src/emu/mod.rs
index fd017851a7..91d9a71cb4 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/src/emu/mod.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/src/emu/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use std::{
     ptr,
 };
 
-use libafl::executors::ExitKind;
+use libafl::{events::CTRL_C_EXIT, executors::ExitKind};
 #[cfg(emulation_mode = "systemmode")]
 use libafl_qemu_sys::qemu_init;
 #[cfg(emulation_mode = "usermode")]
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ where
         let (command, ret_reg): (Option<Command>, Option<Regs>) = match &mut exit_reason {
             EmuExitReason::End(shutdown_cause) => match shutdown_cause {
                 QemuShutdownCause::HostSignal(Signal::SigInterrupt) => {
-                    return Ok(InnerHandlerResult::Interrupt)
+                    std::process::exit(CTRL_C_EXIT);
                 }
                 QemuShutdownCause::GuestPanic => {
                     return Ok(InnerHandlerResult::EndOfRun(ExitKind::Crash))