diff --git a/t/lib-git-p4.sh b/t/lib-git-p4.sh
index b3be3ba011..958e33b77e 100644
--- a/t/lib-git-p4.sh
+++ b/t/lib-git-p4.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ cleanup () {
 		kill -9 $(cat "$pidfile") 2>/dev/null && exit 255
 	fi
 }
-trap cleanup EXIT
 
 # git p4 submit generates a temp file, which will
 # not get cleaned up if the submission fails.  Don't
@@ -82,7 +81,16 @@ trap cleanup EXIT
 TMPDIR="$TRASH_DIRECTORY"
 export TMPDIR
 
+registered_stop_p4d_atexit_handler=
 start_p4d () {
+	# One of the test scripts stops and then re-starts p4d.
+	# Don't register and then run the same atexit handlers several times.
+	if test -z "$registered_stop_p4d_atexit_handler"
+	then
+		test_atexit 'kill_p4d; cleanup'
+		registered_stop_p4d_atexit_handler=AlreadyDone
+	fi
+
 	mkdir -p "$db" "$cli" "$git" &&
 	rm -f "$pidfile" &&
 	(
diff --git a/t/t9800-git-p4-basic.sh b/t/t9800-git-p4-basic.sh
index 729cd25770..5856563068 100755
--- a/t/t9800-git-p4-basic.sh
+++ b/t/t9800-git-p4-basic.sh
@@ -326,8 +326,4 @@ test_expect_success 'submit from worktree' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9801-git-p4-branch.sh b/t/t9801-git-p4-branch.sh
index 6a86d6996b..50013132c8 100755
--- a/t/t9801-git-p4-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t9801-git-p4-branch.sh
@@ -610,8 +610,4 @@ test_expect_success 'Update a file in git side and submit to P4 using client vie
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9802-git-p4-filetype.sh b/t/t9802-git-p4-filetype.sh
index 9978352d78..94edebe272 100755
--- a/t/t9802-git-p4-filetype.sh
+++ b/t/t9802-git-p4-filetype.sh
@@ -333,8 +333,4 @@ test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'empty symlink target' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9803-git-p4-shell-metachars.sh b/t/t9803-git-p4-shell-metachars.sh
index d5c3675100..2913277013 100755
--- a/t/t9803-git-p4-shell-metachars.sh
+++ b/t/t9803-git-p4-shell-metachars.sh
@@ -105,8 +105,4 @@ test_expect_success 'branch with shell char' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9804-git-p4-label.sh b/t/t9804-git-p4-label.sh
index e30f80e617..3236457106 100755
--- a/t/t9804-git-p4-label.sh
+++ b/t/t9804-git-p4-label.sh
@@ -108,8 +108,4 @@ test_expect_failure 'two labels on the same changelist' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9805-git-p4-skip-submit-edit.sh b/t/t9805-git-p4-skip-submit-edit.sh
index 5fbf904dc8..90ef647db7 100755
--- a/t/t9805-git-p4-skip-submit-edit.sh
+++ b/t/t9805-git-p4-skip-submit-edit.sh
@@ -98,8 +98,4 @@ test_expect_success 'no config, edited' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh b/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh
index 3f5291b857..4e794a01bf 100755
--- a/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh
+++ b/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh
@@ -300,9 +300,4 @@ test_expect_success 'use --git-dir option and GIT_DIR' '
 	test_path_is_file "$git"/cli_file2.t
 '
 
-
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9807-git-p4-submit.sh b/t/t9807-git-p4-submit.sh
index 850d979119..eaaae414a1 100755
--- a/t/t9807-git-p4-submit.sh
+++ b/t/t9807-git-p4-submit.sh
@@ -593,8 +593,4 @@ test_expect_success 'update a shelve involving moved and copied files' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9808-git-p4-chdir.sh b/t/t9808-git-p4-chdir.sh
index 11d2b5102c..58a9b3b71e 100755
--- a/t/t9808-git-p4-chdir.sh
+++ b/t/t9808-git-p4-chdir.sh
@@ -83,8 +83,4 @@ test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'p4 client root symlink should stay symbolic' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9809-git-p4-client-view.sh b/t/t9809-git-p4-client-view.sh
index 897b3c3034..3cff1fce1b 100755
--- a/t/t9809-git-p4-client-view.sh
+++ b/t/t9809-git-p4-client-view.sh
@@ -836,8 +836,4 @@ test_expect_success 'quotes on both sides' '
 	git_verify "cdir 1/file11" "cdir 1/file12"
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9810-git-p4-rcs.sh b/t/t9810-git-p4-rcs.sh
index cc53debe19..57b533dc6f 100755
--- a/t/t9810-git-p4-rcs.sh
+++ b/t/t9810-git-p4-rcs.sh
@@ -360,8 +360,4 @@ test_expect_failure 'Add keywords in git which do not match the default p4 value
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9811-git-p4-label-import.sh b/t/t9811-git-p4-label-import.sh
index 602b0a5d5c..b70e81c3cd 100755
--- a/t/t9811-git-p4-label-import.sh
+++ b/t/t9811-git-p4-label-import.sh
@@ -259,9 +259,4 @@ test_expect_success 'importing labels with missing revisions' '
 	)
 '
 
-
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9812-git-p4-wildcards.sh b/t/t9812-git-p4-wildcards.sh
index 0206771fbb..254a7c2446 100755
--- a/t/t9812-git-p4-wildcards.sh
+++ b/t/t9812-git-p4-wildcards.sh
@@ -211,8 +211,4 @@ test_expect_success 'wildcard files requiring keyword scrub' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9813-git-p4-preserve-users.sh b/t/t9813-git-p4-preserve-users.sh
index 783c6ad165..fd018c87a8 100755
--- a/t/t9813-git-p4-preserve-users.sh
+++ b/t/t9813-git-p4-preserve-users.sh
@@ -138,8 +138,4 @@ test_expect_success 'not preserving user with mixed authorship' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9814-git-p4-rename.sh b/t/t9814-git-p4-rename.sh
index 60baa06e27..468767cbf4 100755
--- a/t/t9814-git-p4-rename.sh
+++ b/t/t9814-git-p4-rename.sh
@@ -242,8 +242,4 @@ test_expect_success P4D_HAVE_CONFIGURABLE_RUN_MOVE_ALLOW \
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9815-git-p4-submit-fail.sh b/t/t9815-git-p4-submit-fail.sh
index eaf03a6563..9779dc0d11 100755
--- a/t/t9815-git-p4-submit-fail.sh
+++ b/t/t9815-git-p4-submit-fail.sh
@@ -422,8 +422,4 @@ test_expect_success 'cleanup chmod after submit cancel' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9816-git-p4-locked.sh b/t/t9816-git-p4-locked.sh
index d048bd33fa..932841003c 100755
--- a/t/t9816-git-p4-locked.sh
+++ b/t/t9816-git-p4-locked.sh
@@ -138,8 +138,4 @@ test_expect_failure 'move with lock taken' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9817-git-p4-exclude.sh b/t/t9817-git-p4-exclude.sh
index aac568eadf..96d25f0c02 100755
--- a/t/t9817-git-p4-exclude.sh
+++ b/t/t9817-git-p4-exclude.sh
@@ -64,8 +64,4 @@ test_expect_success 'clone, then sync with exclude' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9818-git-p4-block.sh b/t/t9818-git-p4-block.sh
index ce7cb22ad3..0db7ab9918 100755
--- a/t/t9818-git-p4-block.sh
+++ b/t/t9818-git-p4-block.sh
@@ -146,8 +146,4 @@ test_expect_success 'Clone repo with self-sizing block size' '
 	test_line_count \> 10 log
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9819-git-p4-case-folding.sh b/t/t9819-git-p4-case-folding.sh
index d808c008c1..600ce1e0b0 100755
--- a/t/t9819-git-p4-case-folding.sh
+++ b/t/t9819-git-p4-case-folding.sh
@@ -53,8 +53,4 @@ test_expect_failure 'Clone UC repo with lc name' '
 	test_must_fail git p4 clone //depot/uc/...
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9820-git-p4-editor-handling.sh b/t/t9820-git-p4-editor-handling.sh
index 3c22f74bd4..fa1bba1dd9 100755
--- a/t/t9820-git-p4-editor-handling.sh
+++ b/t/t9820-git-p4-editor-handling.sh
@@ -31,8 +31,4 @@ test_expect_success 'EDITOR with options' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9821-git-p4-path-variations.sh b/t/t9821-git-p4-path-variations.sh
index 81e46acfa8..ef80f1690b 100755
--- a/t/t9821-git-p4-path-variations.sh
+++ b/t/t9821-git-p4-path-variations.sh
@@ -193,8 +193,4 @@ test_expect_success 'Add a new file and clone path with new file (ignorecase)' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9822-git-p4-path-encoding.sh b/t/t9822-git-p4-path-encoding.sh
index c78477c19b..1bf7635016 100755
--- a/t/t9822-git-p4-path-encoding.sh
+++ b/t/t9822-git-p4-path-encoding.sh
@@ -67,8 +67,4 @@ test_expect_success 'Delete iso8859-1 encoded paths and clone' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9823-git-p4-mock-lfs.sh b/t/t9823-git-p4-mock-lfs.sh
index 1f2dc369bf..88b76dc4d6 100755
--- a/t/t9823-git-p4-mock-lfs.sh
+++ b/t/t9823-git-p4-mock-lfs.sh
@@ -185,8 +185,4 @@ test_expect_success 'Run git p4 submit in repo configured with large file system
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9824-git-p4-git-lfs.sh b/t/t9824-git-p4-git-lfs.sh
index ed80ca858c..a28dbbdd56 100755
--- a/t/t9824-git-p4-git-lfs.sh
+++ b/t/t9824-git-p4-git-lfs.sh
@@ -287,8 +287,4 @@ test_expect_success 'Add big files to repo and store files in LFS based on compr
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9825-git-p4-handle-utf16-without-bom.sh b/t/t9825-git-p4-handle-utf16-without-bom.sh
index 1551845dc1..f049ff8229 100755
--- a/t/t9825-git-p4-handle-utf16-without-bom.sh
+++ b/t/t9825-git-p4-handle-utf16-without-bom.sh
@@ -43,8 +43,4 @@ test_expect_failure 'clone depot with invalid UTF-16 file in non-verbose mode' '
 	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9826-git-p4-keep-empty-commits.sh b/t/t9826-git-p4-keep-empty-commits.sh
index fa8b9daf1f..fd64afe064 100755
--- a/t/t9826-git-p4-keep-empty-commits.sh
+++ b/t/t9826-git-p4-keep-empty-commits.sh
@@ -127,8 +127,4 @@ test_expect_success 'Clone repo subdir with all history' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9827-git-p4-change-filetype.sh b/t/t9827-git-p4-change-filetype.sh
index 7433998f47..d3670bd7a2 100755
--- a/t/t9827-git-p4-change-filetype.sh
+++ b/t/t9827-git-p4-change-filetype.sh
@@ -59,8 +59,4 @@ test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'change symbolic link to file' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9828-git-p4-map-user.sh b/t/t9828-git-p4-map-user.sh
index e20395c89f..ca6c2942bd 100755
--- a/t/t9828-git-p4-map-user.sh
+++ b/t/t9828-git-p4-map-user.sh
@@ -54,8 +54,4 @@ test_expect_success 'Clone repo root path with all history' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9829-git-p4-jobs.sh b/t/t9829-git-p4-jobs.sh
index 971aeeea1f..88cfb1fcd3 100755
--- a/t/t9829-git-p4-jobs.sh
+++ b/t/t9829-git-p4-jobs.sh
@@ -92,8 +92,4 @@ test_expect_success 'check log message of changelist with more jobs' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9830-git-p4-symlink-dir.sh b/t/t9830-git-p4-symlink-dir.sh
index 2ad1b0810d..3fb6960c18 100755
--- a/t/t9830-git-p4-symlink-dir.sh
+++ b/t/t9830-git-p4-symlink-dir.sh
@@ -36,8 +36,4 @@ test_expect_success 'symlinked directory' '
 
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9831-git-p4-triggers.sh b/t/t9831-git-p4-triggers.sh
index be44c9751a..d743ca33ee 100755
--- a/t/t9831-git-p4-triggers.sh
+++ b/t/t9831-git-p4-triggers.sh
@@ -96,8 +96,4 @@ test_expect_success 'submit description with extra info lines from verbose p4 ch
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9832-unshelve.sh b/t/t9832-unshelve.sh
index 41c09f11f4..1286a5b824 100755
--- a/t/t9832-unshelve.sh
+++ b/t/t9832-unshelve.sh
@@ -174,8 +174,5 @@ test_expect_success 'unshelve specifying the origin' '
 		test_path_is_file file_to_shelve
 	)
 '
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t9833-errors.sh b/t/t9833-errors.sh
index 47b312e1c9..e22369ccdf 100755
--- a/t/t9833-errors.sh
+++ b/t/t9833-errors.sh
@@ -45,9 +45,4 @@ test_expect_success 'ticket logged out' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
-	kill_p4d
-'
-
-
 test_done