diff --git a/rtpsource/rtpsource.c b/rtpsource/rtpsource.c
index d5ffce5..d966a4f 100644
--- a/rtpsource/rtpsource.c
+++ b/rtpsource/rtpsource.c
@@ -198,8 +198,16 @@ static void signal_handler(int signal)
 {
 	switch (signal) {
 	case SIGABRT:
-		/* in case of abort, we want to obtain a talloc report
-		 * and then return to the caller, who will abort the process */
+		/* in case of abort, we want to obtain a talloc report and
+		 * then run default SIGABRT handler, who will generate coredump
+		 * and abort the process. abort() should do this for us after we
+		 * return, but program wouldn't exit if an external SIGABRT is
+		 * received.
+		 */
+		talloc_report_full(g_tall_ctx, stderr);
+		signal(SIGABRT, SIG_DFL);
+		raise(SIGABRT);
+		break;
 	case SIGUSR1:
 		talloc_report_full(g_tall_ctx, stderr);
 		break;