diff --git a/rocrtst/suites/functional/ipc.cc b/rocrtst/suites/functional/ipc.cc
index c60193a23a..c355995841 100644
--- a/rocrtst/suites/functional/ipc.cc
+++ b/rocrtst/suites/functional/ipc.cc
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ void IPCTest::Run(void) {
     ParentProcessImpl();
   } else {
     ChildProcessImpl();
+    exit(0);
   }
 
   return;