diff --git a/dist/tools/jlink/jlink.sh b/dist/tools/jlink/jlink.sh
index 83c88e0dd52f8ba833f5f3f637fb56a2cb363c17..b59b64c3e7e624d1f131da35748baafa4c160378 100755
--- a/dist/tools/jlink/jlink.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/jlink/jlink.sh
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ do_term() {
     # don't trapon Ctrl+C, because JLink keeps running
     trap '' INT
     # start Jlink as RTT server
-    setsid sh -c "${JLINK} ${JLINK_SERIAL} \
+    sh -c "${JLINK} ${JLINK_SERIAL} \
             -device '${JLINK_DEVICE}' \
             -speed '${JLINK_SPEED}' \
             -if '${JLINK_IF}' \