diff --git a/src/libcharon/control/controller.c b/src/libcharon/control/controller.c
index 3aed41418..93ff70bf3 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/control/controller.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/control/controller.c
@@ -271,6 +271,28 @@ METHOD(listener_t, ike_state_change, bool,
 				break;
 			}
 #endif /* ME */
+			case IKE_DESTROYING:
+				return listener_done(this);
+			default:
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+METHOD(listener_t, ike_state_change_terminate, bool,
+	interface_listener_t *this, ike_sa_t *ike_sa, ike_sa_state_t state)
+{
+	ike_sa_t *target;
+
+	this->lock->lock(this->lock);
+	target = this->ike_sa;
+	this->lock->unlock(this->lock);
+
+	if (target == ike_sa)
+	{
+		switch (state)
+		{
 			case IKE_DESTROYING:
 				if (ike_sa->get_state(ike_sa) == IKE_DELETING)
 				{	/* proper termination */
@@ -304,10 +326,6 @@ METHOD(listener_t, child_state_change, bool,
 			case CHILD_DESTROYING:
 				switch (child_sa->get_state(child_sa))
 				{
-					case CHILD_DELETING:
-						/* proper delete */
-						this->status = SUCCESS;
-						break;
 					case CHILD_RETRYING:
 						/* retrying with a different DH group; survive another
 						 * initiation round */
@@ -331,6 +349,38 @@ METHOD(listener_t, child_state_change, bool,
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
+METHOD(listener_t, child_state_change_terminate, bool,
+	interface_listener_t *this, ike_sa_t *ike_sa, child_sa_t *child_sa,
+	child_sa_state_t state)
+{
+	ike_sa_t *target;
+
+	this->lock->lock(this->lock);
+	target = this->ike_sa;
+	this->lock->unlock(this->lock);
+
+	if (target == ike_sa)
+	{
+		switch (state)
+		{
+			case CHILD_DESTROYING:
+				switch (child_sa->get_state(child_sa))
+				{
+					case CHILD_DELETING:
+						/* proper delete */
+						this->status = SUCCESS;
+						break;
+					default:
+						break;
+				}
+				return listener_done(this);
+			default:
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
 METHOD(job_t, destroy_job, void,
 	interface_job_t *this)
 {
@@ -537,8 +587,8 @@ METHOD(controller_t, terminate_ike, status_t,
 	INIT(job,
 		.listener = {
 			.public = {
-				.ike_state_change = _ike_state_change,
-				.child_state_change = _child_state_change,
+				.ike_state_change = _ike_state_change_terminate,
+				.child_state_change = _child_state_change_terminate,
 			},
 			.logger = {
 				.public = {
@@ -639,8 +689,8 @@ METHOD(controller_t, terminate_child, status_t,
 	INIT(job,
 		.listener = {
 			.public = {
-				.ike_state_change = _ike_state_change,
-				.child_state_change = _child_state_change,
+				.ike_state_change = _ike_state_change_terminate,
+				.child_state_change = _child_state_change_terminate,
 			},
 			.logger = {
 				.public = {