diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/init/nvgpu_init.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/init/nvgpu_init.c
index 7fc77f5ca..22d45c1c0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/init/nvgpu_init.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/init/nvgpu_init.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static int nvgpu_sw_quiesce_thread(void *data)
 
 	nvgpu_disable_irqs(g);
 	nvgpu_channel_sw_quiesce(g);
-	nvgpu_bug_exit(1);
+	nvgpu_bug_exit();
 
 done:
 	nvgpu_log_info(g, "done");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/bug.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/bug.h
index 914b9e27b..cfa289050 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/bug.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/bug.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ nvgpu_bug_cb_from_node(struct nvgpu_list_node *node)
 };
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
-static inline void nvgpu_bug_exit(int status) { }
+static inline void nvgpu_bug_exit(void) { }
 static inline void nvgpu_bug_register_cb(struct nvgpu_bug_cb *cb) { }
 static inline void nvgpu_bug_unregister_cb(struct nvgpu_bug_cb *cb) { }
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/posix/bug.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/posix/bug.h
index 79e365890..eefc5e627 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/posix/bug.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/posix/bug.h
@@ -147,12 +147,10 @@ struct nvgpu_bug_cb;
  * @brief Exit current process
  *
  * This function is used during the handling of a bug to exit the calling
- * program. Uses the library function #exit with \a status as parameter.
- * Function does not perform any validation of the parameter.
- *
- * @param status [in]	Exit status to be used for the program.
+ * program, a SIGSEGV is raised using library function #raise to terminate
+ * the process.
  */
-void nvgpu_bug_exit(int status);
+void nvgpu_bug_exit(void);
 
 /**
  * @brief Register callback to be invoked on BUG()
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/posix/bug.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/posix/bug.c
index 5edb70f8f..b9c22fd5a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/posix/bug.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/posix/bug.c
@@ -101,12 +101,18 @@ static void nvgpu_bug_init(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-void nvgpu_bug_exit(int status)
+void nvgpu_bug_exit(void)
 {
-	(void)status;
 #ifndef __NVGPU_UNIT_TEST__
+	int err;
 	nvgpu_err(NULL, "SW quiesce done. Exiting.");
-	exit(status);
+	while ((err = raise(SIGSEGV)) != 0) {
+		/*
+		 * Make sure that SIGSEGV signal is raised.
+		 */
+	}
+
+	pthread_exit(NULL);
 #endif
 }