diff --git a/agent/agent.go b/agent/agent.go
index 97c6b01c8..863309f28 100644
--- a/agent/agent.go
+++ b/agent/agent.go
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ func (a *Agent) flushLoop(
 	// watch for flush requests
 	flushRequested := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	watchForFlushSignal(flushRequested)
+	defer stopListeningForFlushSignal(flushRequested)
 
 	// align to round interval
 	if a.Config.Agent.RoundInterval {
diff --git a/agent/agent_notwindows.go b/agent/agent_posix.go
similarity index 78%
rename from agent/agent_notwindows.go
rename to agent/agent_posix.go
index 4d1f496a9..09552cac0 100644
--- a/agent/agent_notwindows.go
+++ b/agent/agent_posix.go
@@ -12,5 +12,8 @@ const flushSignal = syscall.SIGUSR1
 
 func watchForFlushSignal(flushRequested chan os.Signal) {
 	signal.Notify(flushRequested, flushSignal)
+}
+
+func stopListeningForFlushSignal(flushRequested chan os.Signal) {
 	defer signal.Stop(flushRequested)
 }
diff --git a/agent/agent_windows.go b/agent/agent_windows.go
index 7e7a0cabd..94ed9d006 100644
--- a/agent/agent_windows.go
+++ b/agent/agent_windows.go
@@ -5,5 +5,9 @@ package agent
 import "os"
 
 func watchForFlushSignal(flushRequested chan os.Signal) {
-	// not implemented
+	// not supported
+}
+
+func stopListeningForFlushSignal(flushRequested chan os.Signal) {
+	// not supported
 }