diff --git a/programs/services/rpc.c b/programs/services/rpc.c
index 2337667e28d..0de183a5a72 100644
--- a/programs/services/rpc.c
+++ b/programs/services/rpc.c
@@ -1062,6 +1062,11 @@ DWORD __cdecl svcctl_ControlService(
         break;
     }
 
+    if (result==ERROR_SUCCESS && !service->service_entry->control_mutex) {
+        result = ERROR_SERVICE_CANNOT_ACCEPT_CTRL;
+        service_terminate(service->service_entry);
+    }
+
     if (result != ERROR_SUCCESS)
     {
         if (lpServiceStatus)
diff --git a/programs/services/services.c b/programs/services/services.c
index 865cb55e606..86d4d8ca704 100644
--- a/programs/services/services.c
+++ b/programs/services/services.c
@@ -847,22 +847,7 @@ DWORD service_start(struct service_entry *service, DWORD service_argc, LPCWSTR *
     if (err == ERROR_SUCCESS)
         ReleaseMutex(service->control_mutex);
     else
-    {
-        CloseHandle(service->overlapped_event);
-        service->overlapped_event = NULL;
-        CloseHandle(service->status_changed_event);
-        service->status_changed_event = NULL;
-        CloseHandle(service->control_mutex);
-        service->control_mutex = NULL;
-        if (service->control_pipe != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
-            CloseHandle(service->control_pipe);
-        service->control_pipe = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
-
-        service->status.dwProcessId = 0;
-        service_lock_exclusive(service);
-        service->status.dwCurrentState = SERVICE_STOPPED;
-        service_unlock(service);
-    }
+        service_terminate(service);
     scmdatabase_unlock_startup(service->db);
 
     WINE_TRACE("returning %d\n", err);
@@ -870,6 +855,26 @@ DWORD service_start(struct service_entry *service, DWORD service_argc, LPCWSTR *
     return err;
 }
 
+void service_terminate(struct service_entry *service)
+{
+    service_lock_exclusive(service);
+    TerminateProcess(service->process, 0);
+    CloseHandle(service->process);
+    service->process = NULL;
+    CloseHandle(service->overlapped_event);
+    service->overlapped_event = NULL;
+    CloseHandle(service->status_changed_event);
+    service->status_changed_event = NULL;
+    CloseHandle(service->control_mutex);
+    service->control_mutex = NULL;
+    CloseHandle(service->control_pipe);
+    service->control_pipe = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+
+    service->status.dwProcessId = 0;
+    service->status.dwCurrentState = SERVICE_STOPPED;
+    service_unlock(service);
+}
+
 static void load_registry_parameters(void)
 {
     static const WCHAR controlW[] =
diff --git a/programs/services/services.h b/programs/services/services.h
index 6a968d9168c..b4b895eaf38 100644
--- a/programs/services/services.h
+++ b/programs/services/services.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ void service_lock_shared(struct service_entry *service);
 void service_lock_exclusive(struct service_entry *service);
 void service_unlock(struct service_entry *service);
 DWORD service_start(struct service_entry *service, DWORD service_argc, LPCWSTR *service_argv);
+void service_terminate(struct service_entry *service);
 BOOL service_send_command( struct service_entry *service, HANDLE pipe,
                            const void *data, DWORD size, DWORD *result );