diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ea27f1747..340be6e2c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
    - markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2003/09/19 11:31:33
      [channels.c]
      do not call channel_free_all on fatal; ok deraadt
+   - markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2003/09/19 11:33:09
+     [packet.c sshd.c]
+     do not call packet_close on fatal; ok deraadt
 
 20030919
  - (djm) Bug #683: Remove reference to --with-ipv4-default from INSTALL;
@@ -1197,4 +1200,4 @@
  - Fix sshd BindAddress and -b options for systems using fake-getaddrinfo.
    Report from murple@murple.net, diagnosis from dtucker@zip.com.au
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.3033 2003/09/22 11:12:56 dtucker Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.3034 2003/09/22 11:13:59 dtucker Exp $
diff --git a/packet.c b/packet.c
index 02b629f30..6e7e574ab 100644
--- a/packet.c
+++ b/packet.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: packet.c,v 1.110 2003/09/19 09:02:02 markus Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: packet.c,v 1.111 2003/09/19 11:33:09 markus Exp $");
 
 #include "openbsd-compat/sys-queue.h"
 
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ packet_set_connection(int fd_in, int fd_out)
 		buffer_init(&incoming_packet);
 		TAILQ_INIT(&outgoing);
 	}
-	/* Kludge: arrange the close function to be called from fatal(). */
-	fatal_add_cleanup((void (*) (void *)) packet_close, NULL);
 }
 
 /* Returns 1 if remote host is connected via socket, 0 if not. */
@@ -1338,7 +1336,6 @@ packet_disconnect(const char *fmt,...)
 
 	/* Close the connection. */
 	packet_close();
-
 	fatal_cleanup();
 }
 
diff --git a/sshd.c b/sshd.c
index 47df9caf1..4b3ff0da3 100644
--- a/sshd.c
+++ b/sshd.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: sshd.c,v 1.276 2003/08/28 12:54:34 markus Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: sshd.c,v 1.277 2003/09/19 11:33:09 markus Exp $");
 
 #include <openssl/dh.h>
 #include <openssl/bn.h>
@@ -587,8 +587,6 @@ privsep_preauth(void)
 	if (pid == -1) {
 		fatal("fork of unprivileged child failed");
 	} else if (pid != 0) {
-		fatal_remove_cleanup((void (*) (void *)) packet_close, NULL);
-
 		debug2("Network child is on pid %ld", (long)pid);
 
 		close(pmonitor->m_recvfd);
@@ -602,10 +600,6 @@ privsep_preauth(void)
 		while (waitpid(pid, &status, 0) < 0)
 			if (errno != EINTR)
 				break;
-
-		/* Reinstall, since the child has finished */
-		fatal_add_cleanup((void (*) (void *)) packet_close, NULL);
-
 		return (authctxt);
 	} else {
 		/* child */
@@ -653,8 +647,6 @@ privsep_postauth(Authctxt *authctxt)
 	if (pmonitor->m_pid == -1)
 		fatal("fork of unprivileged child failed");
 	else if (pmonitor->m_pid != 0) {
-		fatal_remove_cleanup((void (*) (void *)) packet_close, NULL);
-
 		debug2("User child is on pid %ld", (long)pmonitor->m_pid);
 		close(pmonitor->m_recvfd);
 		monitor_child_postauth(pmonitor);