diff --git a/src/term/pty.rs b/src/term/pty.rs
index 38c9474..5f03e56 100644
--- a/src/term/pty.rs
+++ b/src/term/pty.rs
@@ -337,7 +337,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn a_program_that_ignores_sighup_ends_when_the_pty_closes() {
-        close_after_ready("trap '' HUP; printf READY; exec cat", "exit status: 0");
+        // cat reads EOF on macOS and EIO on Linux; the shell's own exit holds on both.
+        close_after_ready("trap '' HUP; printf READY; cat; exit 7", "exit status: 7");
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/term/unix.rs b/src/term/unix.rs
index fa0bf03..6c688db 100644
--- a/src/term/unix.rs
+++ b/src/term/unix.rs
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ impl Drop for Pty {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe { libc::kill(self.child.id() as libc::pid_t, libc::SIGHUP) };
         unregister(self.sig);
-        // Closed before the wait, so a program that ignores SIGHUP reads EOF.
+        // Closed before the wait, so a program that ignores SIGHUP finds the terminal gone.
         unsafe { ManuallyDrop::drop(&mut self.file) };
         match self.child.wait() {
             Ok(status) => log::info!("pty {}: hung up, {status}", self.id()),