diff --git a/src/aafire.c b/src/aafire.c
index b639224..d2a6687 100644
--- a/src/aafire.c
+++ b/src/aafire.c
@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ game (void)
         {
           switch(ev.data.key.ch)
             {
+                case 0x03: /* Ctrl-C */
+                case 0x1a: /* Ctrl-Z */
                 case CACA_KEY_ESCAPE: return;
                 case ' ': pause = !pause;
             }
diff --git a/src/cacademo.c b/src/cacademo.c
index 234d1d4..c64d885 100644
--- a/src/cacademo.c
+++ b/src/cacademo.c
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             switch(ev.data.key.ch)
             {
                 case CACA_KEY_ESCAPE:
+                case 0x03: /* Ctrl-C */
+                case 0x1a: /* Ctrl-Z */
                     goto end;
                 case ' ':
                     pause = !pause;