diff --git a/infra/config/recipes.cfg b/infra/config/recipes.cfg
index dba8a293a..9585686d1 100644
--- a/infra/config/recipes.cfg
+++ b/infra/config/recipes.cfg
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   "deps": {
     "recipe_engine": {
       "branch": "master",
-      "revision": "02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a",
+      "revision": "f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506",
       "url": "https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git"
     }
   },
diff --git a/recipes/README.recipes.md b/recipes/README.recipes.md
index e46b5a049..f869462f9 100644
--- a/recipes/README.recipes.md
+++ b/recipes/README.recipes.md
@@ -1061,23 +1061,23 @@ Move things around in a loop!
 
 — **def [RunSteps](/recipes/recipe_modules/windows_sdk/examples/full.py#13)(api):**
 
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/assertions]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-assertions
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/buildbucket]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-buildbucket
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/cipd]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-cipd
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/commit_position]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-commit_position
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/context]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-context
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/cq]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-cq
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/file]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-file
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/json]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-json
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/milo]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-milo
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/path]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-path
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/platform]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-platform
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/properties]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-properties
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/python]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-python
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/raw_io]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-raw_io
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/resultdb]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-resultdb
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/runtime]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-runtime
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/step]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-step
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/url]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-url
-[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/version]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-version
-[recipe_engine/wkt/RecipeApi]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/02cdffb4e155ba27e2c90142998faaeb1d788b0a/recipe_engine/recipe_api.py#878
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/assertions]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-assertions
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/buildbucket]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-buildbucket
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/cipd]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-cipd
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/commit_position]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-commit_position
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/context]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-context
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/cq]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-cq
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/file]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-file
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/json]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-json
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/milo]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-milo
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/path]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-path
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/platform]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-platform
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/properties]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-properties
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/python]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-python
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/raw_io]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-raw_io
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/resultdb]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-resultdb
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/runtime]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-runtime
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/step]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-step
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/url]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-url
+[recipe_engine/recipe_modules/version]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/README.recipes.md#recipe_modules-version
+[recipe_engine/wkt/RecipeApi]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/infra/luci/recipes-py.git/+/f6fc910b1f87c6d0d8757b9d40557a1caf75d506/recipe_engine/recipe_api.py#878
diff --git a/recipes/recipes.py b/recipes/recipes.py
index c87581f0f..4e37b9cf8 100755
--- a/recipes/recipes.py
+++ b/recipes/recipes.py
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ def parse(repo_root, recipes_cfg_path):
     raise MalformedRecipesCfg(ex.message, recipes_cfg_path)
 
 
-_BAT = '.bat' if sys.platform.startswith(('win', 'cygwin')) else ''
+IS_WIN = sys.platform.startswith(('win', 'cygwin'))
+
+_BAT = '.bat' if IS_WIN else ''
 GIT = 'git' + _BAT
 VPYTHON = 'vpython' + _BAT
 CIPD = 'cipd' + _BAT
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ def _subprocess_call(argv, **kwargs):
   return subprocess.call(argv, **kwargs)
 
 
+
 def _git_check_call(argv, **kwargs):
   argv = [GIT] + argv
   logging.info('Running %r', argv)
@@ -237,12 +240,19 @@ def main():
 
   engine_path = checkout_engine(engine_override, repo_root, recipes_cfg_path)
 
-  try:
-    return _subprocess_call(
-        [VPYTHON, '-u',
-         os.path.join(engine_path, 'recipe_engine', 'main.py')] + args)
-  except KeyboardInterrupt:
-    return 1
+  argv = (
+    [VPYTHON, '-u', os.path.join(engine_path, 'recipe_engine', 'main.py')] +
+    args)
+
+  if IS_WIN:
+    # No real 'exec' on windows; set these signals to ignore so that they
+    # propagate to our children but we still wait for the child process to quit.
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGBREAK, signal.SIG_IGN)
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_IGN)
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIG_IGN)
+    return _subprocess_call(argv)
+  else:
+    os.execvp(argv[0], argv)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':