diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index a5a050a..3eeef33 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 static int			system_wide			= 0;
 static int			profile_cpu			= -1;
 static pid_t			target_pid			= -1;
+static pid_t			child_pid			= -1;
 static int			inherit				= 1;
 static int			force				= 0;
 static int			append_file			= 0;
@@ -184,6 +185,9 @@
 
 static void sig_atexit(void)
 {
+	if (child_pid != -1)
+		kill(child_pid, SIGTERM);
+
 	if (signr == -1)
 		return;
 
@@ -610,6 +614,8 @@
 				exit(-1);
 			}
 		}
+
+		child_pid = pid;
 	}
 
 	if (realtime_prio) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index e5f6ece..3db31e7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@
 static int			run_count			=  1;
 static int			inherit				=  1;
 static int			scale				=  1;
-static int			target_pid			= -1;
+static pid_t			target_pid			= -1;
+static pid_t			child_pid			= -1;
 static int			null_run			=  0;
 
 static int			fd[MAX_NR_CPUS][MAX_COUNTERS];
@@ -285,6 +286,8 @@
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 
+	child_pid = pid;
+
 	/*
 	 * Wait for the child to be ready to exec.
 	 */
@@ -433,6 +436,9 @@
 
 static void sig_atexit(void)
 {
+	if (child_pid != -1)
+		kill(child_pid, SIGTERM);
+
 	if (signr == -1)
 		return;