diff --git a/ircd/ircd.cc b/ircd/ircd.cc
index 265945710..1f4a1c340 100644
--- a/ircd/ircd.cc
+++ b/ircd/ircd.cc
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ noexcept try
 
 	// When this function completes without exception, subsystems are done shutting down and IRCd
 	// transitions to HALT.
-	const unwind halted{[]
+	const unwind::defer halted{[]
 	{
 		run::set(run::level::HALT);
 	}};