diff --git a/startx.cpp b/startx.cpp
index a9b4199..81e776f 100644
--- a/startx.cpp
+++ b/startx.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ dummy=0
 
 XCOMM create a file with auth information for the server. ':0' is a dummy.
 xserverauthfile=$HOME/.serverauth.$$
-trap "rm -f $xserverauthfile" ERR HUP INT QUIT ILL TRAP KILL BUS TERM
+trap "rm -f $xserverauthfile" HUP INT QUIT ILL TRAP KILL BUS TERM
 xauth -q -f $xserverauthfile << EOF
 add :$dummy . $mcookie
 EOF