diff --git a/scripts/functions.sh b/scripts/functions.sh
index eeee910..7b57674 100644
--- a/scripts/functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/functions.sh
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ function gentoo_chroot() {
 	EXECUTED_IN_CHROOT=true \
 		TMP_DIR="$TMP_DIR" \
 		CACHED_LSBLK_OUTPUT="$CACHED_LSBLK_OUTPUT" \
-		exec chroot -- "$chroot_dir" "$GENTOO_INSTALL_REPO_DIR/scripts/dispatch_chroot.sh" "$@" \
+		chroot -- "$chroot_dir" "$GENTOO_INSTALL_REPO_DIR/scripts/dispatch_chroot.sh" "$@" \
 			|| die "Failed to chroot into '$chroot_dir'"
 }