diff --git a/src/main_android.cpp b/src/main_android.cpp
index 8a43a5e13..2e6e55d4f 100644
--- a/src/main_android.cpp
+++ b/src/main_android.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void android_main(struct android_app* app)
     // its state is remembered when the window is restored. We will use exit
     // call to make sure that all variables are cleared until a proper fix will 
     // be done.
-    exit(0);
+    _exit(0);
 }
 
 #endif