diff --git a/herbstluftwm/autostart b/herbstluftwm/autostart
index 966c22d..49a628d 100755
--- a/herbstluftwm/autostart
+++ b/herbstluftwm/autostart
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Mod=Mod4     # Use the super key as the main modifier
 
 #client handling
 hc keybind $Mod-Shift-q quit
-hc keybind $Mod-Shift-p /bin/sh -c "/sbin/poweroff; herbstclient quit"
+hc keybind $Mod-Shift-p spawn /sbin/poweroff
 hc keybind $Mod-Shift-r reload
 hc keybind $Mod-q close