diff --git a/samples/pktgen/functions.sh b/samples/pktgen/functions.sh
index dd4e53ae9b73..c08cefb8eb1f 100644
--- a/samples/pktgen/functions.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/functions.sh
@@ -108,12 +108,13 @@ function pgset() {
     fi
 }
 
-if [[ -z "$APPEND" ]]; then
-	if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
-		# Cleanup pktgen setup on exit if thats not "append mode"
-		trap 'pg_ctrl "reset"' EXIT
-	fi
-fi
+function trap_exit()
+{
+    # Cleanup pktgen setup on exit if thats not "append mode"
+    if [[ -z "$APPEND" ]] && [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
+        trap 'pg_ctrl "reset"' EXIT
+    fi
+}
 
 ## -- General shell tricks --
 
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_netif_receive.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_netif_receive.sh
index 99ec0688b044..b4328db4a164 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_netif_receive.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_netif_receive.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ root_check_run_with_sudo "$@"
 
 # Parameter parsing via include
 source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
+
+# Trap EXIT first
+trap_exit
+
 # Using invalid DST_MAC will cause the packets to get dropped in
 # ip_rcv() which is part of the test
 if [ -z "$DEST_IP" ]; then
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_queue_xmit.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_queue_xmit.sh
index 04b0dd0c36d6..f2beb512c5cd 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_queue_xmit.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_queue_xmit.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ root_check_run_with_sudo "$@"
 
 # Parameter parsing via include
 source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
+
+# Trap EXIT first
+trap_exit
+
 if [ -z "$DEST_IP" ]; then
     [ -z "$IP6" ] && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42" || DEST_IP="FD00::1"
 fi
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample01_simple.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample01_simple.sh
index 09a92ea963f9..cdb9f497f87d 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample01_simple.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample01_simple.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ root_check_run_with_sudo "$@"
 # - go look in parameters.sh to see which setting are avail
 # - required param is the interface "-i" stored in $DEV
 source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
+
+# Trap EXIT first
+trap_exit
+
 #
 # Set some default params, if they didn't get set
 if [ -z "$DEST_IP" ]; then
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample02_multiqueue.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample02_multiqueue.sh
index 7fa41c84c32f..93f33d7d0a81 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample02_multiqueue.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample02_multiqueue.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ root_check_run_with_sudo "$@"
 # Required param: -i dev in $DEV
 source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
 
+# Trap EXIT first
+trap_exit
+
 [ -z "$COUNT" ] && COUNT="100000" # Zero means indefinitely
 
 # Base Config
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample03_burst_single_flow.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample03_burst_single_flow.sh
index 8bf2fdffba16..8f8ed1ac46a0 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample03_burst_single_flow.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample03_burst_single_flow.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ root_check_run_with_sudo "$@"
 
 # Parameter parsing via include
 source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
+
+# Trap EXIT first
+trap_exit
+
 # Set some default params, if they didn't get set
 if [ -z "$DEST_IP" ]; then
     [ -z "$IP6" ] && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42" || DEST_IP="FD00::1"
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample04_many_flows.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample04_many_flows.sh
index cff51f861506..65ed486ce4f1 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample04_many_flows.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample04_many_flows.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ root_check_run_with_sudo "$@"
 
 # Parameter parsing via include
 source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
+
+# Trap EXIT first
+trap_exit
+
 # Set some default params, if they didn't get set
 if [ -z "$DEST_IP" ]; then
     [ -z "$IP6" ] && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42" || DEST_IP="FD00::1"
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample05_flow_per_thread.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample05_flow_per_thread.sh
index 3578d0aa4ac5..bcbc386b2284 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample05_flow_per_thread.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample05_flow_per_thread.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ root_check_run_with_sudo "$@"
 
 # Parameter parsing via include
 source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
+
+# Trap EXIT first
+trap_exit
+
 # Set some default params, if they didn't get set
 if [ -z "$DEST_IP" ]; then
     [ -z "$IP6" ] && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42" || DEST_IP="FD00::1"
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample06_numa_awared_queue_irq_affinity.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample06_numa_awared_queue_irq_affinity.sh
index 264cc5db9c49..0c5409cb5bab 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample06_numa_awared_queue_irq_affinity.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample06_numa_awared_queue_irq_affinity.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ root_check_run_with_sudo "$@"
 # Required param: -i dev in $DEV
 source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
 
+# Trap EXIT first
+trap_exit
+
 # Base Config
 [ -z "$COUNT" ]     && COUNT="20000000"   # Zero means indefinitely
 [ -z "$CLONE_SKB" ] && CLONE_SKB="0"