diff --git a/edit/editor.go b/edit/editor.go
index a1861df0..f0214f95 100644
--- a/edit/editor.go
+++ b/edit/editor.go
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ MainLoop:
 				continue MainLoop
 			case syscall.SIGQUIT:
 				// Emulate default behavior
-				sys.DumpStack()
+				print(sys.DumpStack())
 				os.Exit(1)
 			default:
 				// Other signals: turn off signal catching, and resend
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b36f7ca1..a2330fa3 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ var usage = `Usage:
 func rescue() {
 	r := recover()
 	if r != nil {
-		sys.DumpStack()
+		print(sys.DumpStack())
 		println("execing recovery shell /bin/sh")
 		syscall.Exec("/bin/sh", []string{}, os.Environ())
 	}
diff --git a/sys/trace.go b/sys/dumpstack.go
similarity index 75%
rename from sys/trace.go
rename to sys/dumpstack.go
index 7a6930be..663f1bac 100644
--- a/sys/trace.go
+++ b/sys/dumpstack.go
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package sys
 
 import "runtime"
 
-func DumpStack() {
+func DumpStack() string {
 	buf := make([]byte, 1024)
 	for runtime.Stack(buf, true) == cap(buf) {
 		buf = make([]byte, cap(buf)*2)
 	}
-	print(string(buf))
+	return string(buf)
 }