diff --git a/test/nvme/nvme_opal.sh b/test/nvme/nvme_opal.sh
index aeb890282..3fba5c11a 100755
--- a/test/nvme/nvme_opal.sh
+++ b/test/nvme/nvme_opal.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ bdf=${bdfs[0]}
 function opal_revert_and_init() {
 	$SPDK_BIN_DIR/spdk_tgt &
 	spdk_tgt_pid=$!
+	trap 'killprocess $spdk_tgt_pid; exit 1' SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
 	waitforlisten $spdk_tgt_pid
 
 	$rootdir/scripts/rpc.py bdev_nvme_attach_controller -b "nvme0" -t "pcie" -a ${bdf}