diff --git a/scp.c b/scp.c
index 894f4c8ef..21467c465 100644
--- a/scp.c
+++ b/scp.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: scp.c,v 1.224 2021/08/09 07:19:12 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: scp.c,v 1.225 2021/08/09 07:21:01 djm Exp $ */
 /*
  * scp - secure remote copy.  This is basically patched BSD rcp which
  * uses ssh to do the data transfer (instead of using rcmd).
@@ -2141,3 +2141,21 @@ lostconn(int signo)
 	else
 		exit(1);
 }
+
+void
+cleanup_exit(int i)
+{
+	if (remin > 0)
+		close(remin);
+	if (remout > 0)
+		close(remout);
+	if (remin2 > 0)
+		close(remin2);
+	if (remout2 > 0)
+		close(remout2);
+	if (do_cmd_pid > 0)
+		waitpid(do_cmd_pid, NULL, 0);
+	if (do_cmd_pid2 > 0)
+		waitpid(do_cmd_pid2, NULL, 0);
+	exit(i);
+}