diff --git a/kill.c b/kill.c
index 0597337a4..050c909da 100644
--- a/kill.c
+++ b/kill.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ static void kill_remove( wchar_t *s )
 		if( wcscmp( (wchar_t *)n->data, s ) == 0 )
 		{
 			kill_remove_node( n );
+			break;
 		}
 		next = n;
 	}