diff --git a/adb/sockets.c b/adb/sockets.c
index df223b1..ce3c65e 100644
--- a/adb/sockets.c
+++ b/adb/sockets.c
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@
 static void local_socket_destroy(asocket  *s)
 {
     apacket *p, *n;
+    int exit_on_close = s->exit_on_close;
+
     D("LS(%d): destroying fde.fd=%d\n", s->id, s->fde.fd);
 
         /* IMPORTANT: the remove closes the fd
@@ -214,6 +216,11 @@
     }
     remove_socket(s);
     free(s);
+
+    if (exit_on_close) {
+        D("local_socket_destroy: exiting\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -418,6 +425,13 @@
 
     s = create_local_socket(fd);
     D("LS(%d): bound to '%s' via %d\n", s->id, name, fd);
+
+    if (!strcmp(name, "root:") || !strcmp(name, "usb:") ||
+                                  !strcmp(name, "tcpip:")) {
+        D("LS(%d): enabling exit_on_close\n", s->id);
+        s->exit_on_close = 1;
+    }
+
     return s;
 }