diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index cdf58ecc04b1..fff985cf3852 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ static void perf_record__sig_exit(int exit_status __maybe_unused, void *arg)
 		return;
 
 	signal(signr, SIG_DFL);
-	kill(getpid(), signr);
 }
 
 static bool perf_evlist__equal(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
@@ -404,6 +403,7 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct perf_record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 	signal(SIGCHLD, sig_handler);
 	signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
 	signal(SIGUSR1, sig_handler);
+	signal(SIGTERM, sig_handler);
 
 	if (!output_name) {
 		if (!fstat(STDOUT_FILENO, &st) && S_ISFIFO(st.st_mode))