diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/App.h b/src/lib/deskflow/App.h
index 66378db73..208d6e90d 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/App.h
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/App.h
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ public:
 
 protected:
   void runEventsLoop(void *);
-  void (*m_bye)(int);
 
 private:
+  void (*m_bye)(int);
   IEventQueue *m_events = nullptr;
   deskflow::ArgsBase *m_args;
   static App *s_instance;
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.cpp
index 0fdeaa97a..e4c4cdebd 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.cpp
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ void ClientApp::parseArgs(int argc, const char *const *argv)
 
   if (!result || args().m_shouldExitOk || args().m_shouldExitFail) {
     if (args().m_shouldExitOk) {
-      m_bye(s_exitSuccess);
+      bye(s_exitSuccess);
     } else {
-      m_bye(s_exitArgs);
+      bye(s_exitArgs);
     }
   } else {
     // save server address
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void ClientApp::parseArgs(int argc, const char *const *argv)
         // Priddy.
         if (!args().m_restartable || e.getError() == XSocketAddress::SocketError::BadPort) {
           LOG((CLOG_CRIT "%s: %s" BYE, args().m_pname, e.what(), args().m_pname));
-          m_bye(s_exitFailed);
+          bye(s_exitFailed);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ void ClientApp::startNode()
   // we shouldn't retry.
   LOG((CLOG_DEBUG1 "starting client"));
   if (!startClient()) {
-    m_bye(s_exitFailed);
+    bye(s_exitFailed);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.cpp
index a4d8a9989..7f8ad8d3b 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.cpp
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ void ServerApp::parseArgs(int argc, const char *const *argv)
 
   if (!result || args().m_shouldExitOk || args().m_shouldExitFail) {
     if (args().m_shouldExitOk) {
-      m_bye(s_exitSuccess);
+      bye(s_exitSuccess);
     } else {
-      m_bye(s_exitArgs);
+      bye(s_exitArgs);
     }
   } else {
     if (!args().m_deskflowAddress.empty()) {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void ServerApp::parseArgs(int argc, const char *const *argv)
         m_deskflowAddress->resolve();
       } catch (XSocketAddress &e) {
         LOG((CLOG_CRIT "%s: %s" BYE, args().m_pname, e.what(), args().m_pname));
-        m_bye(s_exitArgs);
+        bye(s_exitArgs);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@ void ServerApp::loadConfig()
   const auto path = args().m_configFile;
   if (path.empty()) {
     LOG((CLOG_CRIT "no configuration path provided"));
-    m_bye(s_exitConfig);
+    bye(s_exitConfig);
   }
 
   if (!loadConfig(path)) {
     LOG((CLOG_CRIT "%s: failed to load config: %s", args().m_pname, path.c_str()));
-    m_bye(s_exitConfig);
+    bye(s_exitConfig);
   }
 }
 
@@ -721,6 +721,6 @@ void ServerApp::startNode()
   // we shouldn't retry.
   LOG((CLOG_DEBUG1 "starting server"));
   if (!startServer()) {
-    m_bye(s_exitFailed);
+    bye(s_exitFailed);
   }
 }