diff --git a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
index 767a508..eb3bbf8 100644
--- a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -3175,6 +3175,8 @@ static void hostapd_global_ctrl_iface_receive(int sock, void *eloop_ctx,
 								 buf + 10,
 								 reply,
 								 sizeof(buffer));
+	} else if (os_strcmp(buf, "TERMINATE") == 0) {
+		eloop_terminate();
 	} else {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Unrecognized global ctrl_iface command "
 			   "ignored");