diff --git a/modules/lang/cc/config.el b/modules/lang/cc/config.el
index 2fed3728f..75c26cbed 100644
--- a/modules/lang/cc/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/cc/config.el
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ compilation database is present in the project.")
       (message "Starting rtags server")
       (rtags-start-process-unless-running)
       ;; Emacs-spawned rdm should be temporary
-      (add-hook 'kill-emacs-hook #'rtags-cancel-process)))
+      (add-hook! kill-emacs (ignore-errors (rtags-cancel-process)))))
 
   (let ((bins (cl-remove-if-not #'executable-find '("rdm" "rc"))))
     (if (/= (length bins) 2)