diff --git a/daemon.c b/daemon.c
index 76ce81c9..c7bd4932 100644
--- a/daemon.c
+++ b/daemon.c
@@ -77,3 +77,12 @@ void daemon_ready() {
     close(daemon_pipe[1]);
 }    
 
+void daemon_exit() {
+    if (lock_fd) {
+        lockf(lock_fd, F_ULOCK, 0);
+        close(lock_fd);
+        unlink(config.pidfile);
+        lock_fd = -1;
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/daemon.h b/daemon.h
index a1bb97ed..8779571c 100644
--- a/daemon.h
+++ b/daemon.h
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
 
 void daemon_init();
 void daemon_ready();
+void daemon_exit();
 
 #endif // _DAEMON_H