diff --git a/cmd/sshpiperd/cmd_dummy.go b/cmd/sshpiperd/cmd_dummy.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07c0d675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/sshpiperd/cmd_dummy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:build !linux
+
+package main
+
+import "os/exec"
+
+func setPdeathsig(cmd *exec.Cmd) {
+}
diff --git a/cmd/sshpiperd/cmd_linux.go b/cmd/sshpiperd/cmd_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba2e85d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/sshpiperd/cmd_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//go:build linux
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os/exec"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func setPdeathsig(cmd *exec.Cmd) {
+	cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{Pdeathsig: syscall.SIGTERM}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/sshpiperd/main.go b/cmd/sshpiperd/main.go
index 1db53898..2a604d31 100644
--- a/cmd/sshpiperd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/sshpiperd/main.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func createPlugin(args []string) (*plugin.GrpcPlugin, error) {
 	default:
 		cmd := exec.Command(exe)
 		cmd.Args = args
+		setPdeathsig(cmd)
 
 		log.Info("starting child process plugin: ", cmd.Args)