diff --git a/t/interop/i5500-git-daemon.sh b/t/interop/i5500-git-daemon.sh
index 1daf69420b..4d22e42f84 100755
--- a/t/interop/i5500-git-daemon.sh
+++ b/t/interop/i5500-git-daemon.sh
@@ -37,5 +37,4 @@ test_expect_success "fetch with $VERSION_B" '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-stop_git_daemon
 test_done
diff --git a/t/lib-git-daemon.sh b/t/lib-git-daemon.sh
index 6dab8766e7..7b3407134e 100644
--- a/t/lib-git-daemon.sh
+++ b/t/lib-git-daemon.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #
 #	test_expect_success ...
 #
-#	stop_git_daemon
 #	test_done
 
 test_tristate GIT_TEST_GIT_DAEMON
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ GIT_DAEMON_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH="$PWD"/repo
 GIT_DAEMON_HOST_PORT=127.0.0.1:$LIB_GIT_DAEMON_PORT
 GIT_DAEMON_URL=git://$GIT_DAEMON_HOST_PORT
 
+registered_stop_git_daemon_atexit_handler=
 start_git_daemon() {
 	if test -n "$GIT_DAEMON_PID"
 	then
@@ -44,7 +44,13 @@ start_git_daemon() {
 
 	mkdir -p "$GIT_DAEMON_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH"
 
-	trap 'code=$?; stop_git_daemon; (exit $code); die' EXIT
+	# One of the test scripts stops and then re-starts 'git daemon'.
+	# Don't register and then run the same atexit handlers several times.
+	if test -z "$registered_stop_git_daemon_atexit_handler"
+	then
+		test_atexit 'stop_git_daemon'
+		registered_stop_git_daemon_atexit_handler=AlreadyDone
+	fi
 
 	say >&3 "Starting git daemon ..."
 	mkfifo git_daemon_output
@@ -66,7 +72,7 @@ start_git_daemon() {
 	then
 		kill "$GIT_DAEMON_PID"
 		wait "$GIT_DAEMON_PID"
-		trap 'die' EXIT
+		unset GIT_DAEMON_PID
 		test_skip_or_die $GIT_TEST_GIT_DAEMON \
 			"git daemon failed to start"
 	fi
@@ -78,8 +84,6 @@ stop_git_daemon() {
 		return
 	fi
 
-	trap 'die' EXIT
-
 	# kill git-daemon child of git
 	say >&3 "Stopping git daemon ..."
 	kill "$GIT_DAEMON_PID"
diff --git a/t/t5570-git-daemon.sh b/t/t5570-git-daemon.sh
index 58ee787685..00fc612cac 100755
--- a/t/t5570-git-daemon.sh
+++ b/t/t5570-git-daemon.sh
@@ -198,5 +198,4 @@ test_expect_success FAKENC 'hostname interpolation works after LF-stripping' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-stop_git_daemon
 test_done