diff --git a/sbin/ping/ping.c b/sbin/ping/ping.c
index cf01858e5d46..8db4afe2fa05 100644
--- a/sbin/ping/ping.c
+++ b/sbin/ping/ping.c
@@ -830,6 +830,12 @@ stopit(sig)
 	int sig __unused;
 {
 
+	/*
+	 * When doing reverse DNS lookups, the finish_up flag might not
+	 * be noticed for a while.  Just exit if we get a second SIGINT.
+	 */
+	if (!(options & F_NUMERIC) && finish_up)
+		_exit(nreceived ? 0 : 2);
 	finish_up = 1;
 }