diff --git a/lash.c b/lash.c
index 2d6bfb526..7203ba38f 100644
--- a/lash.c
+++ b/lash.c
@@ -1020,10 +1020,6 @@ static int busy_loop(FILE * input)
 	}
 	free(command);
 
-	/* return controlling TTY back to parent process group before exiting */
-	if (tcsetpgrp(0, parent_pgrp))
-		perror("tcsetpgrp"); 
-
 	/* return controlling TTY back to parent process group before exiting */
 	if (tcsetpgrp(0, parent_pgrp))
 		perror("tcsetpgrp");
diff --git a/sh.c b/sh.c
index 2d6bfb526..7203ba38f 100644
--- a/sh.c
+++ b/sh.c
@@ -1020,10 +1020,6 @@ static int busy_loop(FILE * input)
 	}
 	free(command);
 
-	/* return controlling TTY back to parent process group before exiting */
-	if (tcsetpgrp(0, parent_pgrp))
-		perror("tcsetpgrp"); 
-
 	/* return controlling TTY back to parent process group before exiting */
 	if (tcsetpgrp(0, parent_pgrp))
 		perror("tcsetpgrp");
diff --git a/shell/lash.c b/shell/lash.c
index 2d6bfb526..7203ba38f 100644
--- a/shell/lash.c
+++ b/shell/lash.c
@@ -1020,10 +1020,6 @@ static int busy_loop(FILE * input)
 	}
 	free(command);
 
-	/* return controlling TTY back to parent process group before exiting */
-	if (tcsetpgrp(0, parent_pgrp))
-		perror("tcsetpgrp"); 
-
 	/* return controlling TTY back to parent process group before exiting */
 	if (tcsetpgrp(0, parent_pgrp))
 		perror("tcsetpgrp");