diff --git a/usr.sbin/pppctl/pppctl.c b/usr.sbin/pppctl/pppctl.c
index 3f14a6b1ec12..753b32e94020 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pppctl/pppctl.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pppctl/pppctl.c
@@ -622,6 +622,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
                     if (next)
                         start = ++next;
                 } while (next && *next);
+                if (verbose)
+                    write(1, "quit\n", 5);
+                write(fd, "quit\n", 5);
+                while (Receive(fd, verbose | REC_SHOW) == 0)
+                    ;
                 if (verbose)
                     puts("");
             }