1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.zig b/src/gui/gui.zig
index 1d5d3c05..2369dd28 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.zig
+++ b/src/gui/gui.zig
@@ -3786,6 +3786,10 @@ const Shell = struct {
             s.ptys[pane] = null;
             return;
         };
+        // No room to wait for it here: a slot kept for it would refuse the
+        // next shell spawned into this pane until it was reaped.
+        host_io.retireShell(pt.pid);
+        s.ptys[pane] = null;
     }
 
     fn stopPtys(s: *Shell) void {