diff --git a/services/kernel-switcher b/services/kernel-switcher
index 35d761af4..47babe4e3 100755
--- a/services/kernel-switcher
+++ b/services/kernel-switcher
@@ -257,5 +257,8 @@ if not argv:
 
 cmd, args = argv[0], argv[1:]
 func = args_map.get(cmd, args_map.get("__fallback__"))
-rc = func(args)
+try:
+    rc = func(args)
+except KeyboardInterrupt:
+    raise SystemExit(1)
 raise SystemExit(rc)