diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 425495e..801b8cc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ speedwm: ${OBJ}
 
 ifdef USESTATUS
 status: status.o
-	$(CC) status.o $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o status
+	$(CC) status.o $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o speedwm_status
 status.o: status.c status.h
 	$(CC) -c status.c
 endif
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ endif
 clean:
 	rm -f speedwm *.o speedwm-${VERSION}.tar.gz
 	rm -f speedwm-ipc
-	rm -f status
+	rm -f speedwm_status
 	rm -f *.html *.php
 	echo "Cleaned!"
 
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ install: all
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/speedwm
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/xsessions/
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/pixmaps/
-	rm -f "${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/status"
+	rm -f "${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/speedwm_status"
 	[ -f speedwm-ipc ] && cp -f speedwm-ipc ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin || :
-	[ -f status ] && cp -f status ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin || :
+	[ -f speedwm_status ] && cp -f speedwm_status ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin || :
 	[ -f speedwm ] && cp -f speedwm ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin || :
 	[ -f docs/entry.desktop ] && cp -f docs/entry.desktop ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/xsessions/speedwm.desktop || :
 	[ -f speedwm-ipc ] && chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/speedwm-ipc || :
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ install: all
 	cp -f scripts/speedwm* ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin ; chmod +x ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/speedwm*
 	cp -f docs/font-symbols.ttf ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/fonts/
 	chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/speedwm
-	[ -f status ] && chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/status || :
+	[ -f speedwm_status ] && chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/speedwm_status || :
 	make modules_install
 	[ -f ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/speedwm ] && rm -f drw.o speedwm.o util.o speedwm speedwm-ipc || :
 	echo ${VERSION} > ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/speedwm/speedwm-version
-	rm -f status
+	rm -f speedwm_status
 	rm -f *.o
 
 modules_install:
diff --git a/autostart.h b/autostart.h
index 031c354..8a7a54c 100644
--- a/autostart.h
+++ b/autostart.h
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
  *************************************************************/
 
 static const char *autostart[]          = {
-   /* Run the built in status bar */
-   shell, "-c", "pkill status; status &", NULL,
-
    /* Autostart script, if it exists */
    shell, "-c", "$HOME/.config/speedwm/autostart.sh", NULL,
 
diff --git a/speedwm.c b/speedwm.c
index 39aa341..b2daa4d 100644
--- a/speedwm.c
+++ b/speedwm.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "main.h"
 
 /* macros */
+#define STATUS "speedwm_status"
 #define BARRULES                20
 #define BUTTONMASK              (ButtonPressMask|ButtonReleaseMask)
 #define CLEANMASK(mask)         (mask & ~(numlockmask|LockMask) & (ShiftMask|ControlMask|Mod1Mask|Mod2Mask|Mod3Mask|Mod4Mask|Mod5Mask))
@@ -1032,6 +1033,8 @@ autostart_exec() {
         return;
     }
 
+    system(STATUS "&");
+
 	/* count entries */
 	for (p = autostart; *p; autostart_len++, p++)
 		while (*++p);
@@ -4394,6 +4397,7 @@ quit(const Arg *arg)
 		if (0 < autostart_pids[i]) {
 			kill(autostart_pids[i], SIGTERM);
 			waitpid(autostart_pids[i], NULL, 0);
+            system("pkill " STATUS);
 		}
 	}