diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/auth.c b/src/netif/ppp/auth.c
index cfd23b19..41844e3d 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/auth.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/auth.c
@@ -1113,6 +1113,7 @@ void
 auth_withpeer_fail(unit, protocol)
     int unit, protocol;
 {
+    ppp_control *pc = &ppp_control_list[unit];
     int errcode = PPPERR_AUTHFAIL;
     /*
      * We've failed to authenticate ourselves to our peer.
@@ -1120,7 +1121,7 @@ auth_withpeer_fail(unit, protocol)
      * is no point in persisting without any way to get updated
      * authentication secrets.
      */
-    status = EXIT_AUTH_TOPEER_FAILED;
+    pc->status = EXIT_AUTH_TOPEER_FAILED;
 
     /*
      * We've failed to authenticate ourselves to our peer.
@@ -1201,12 +1202,13 @@ np_up(unit, proto)
     int unit, proto;
 {
     int tlim;
+    ppp_control *pc = &ppp_control_list[unit];
 
     if (num_np_up == 0) {
 	/*
 	 * At this point we consider that the link has come up successfully.
 	 */
-	status = EXIT_OK;
+	pc->status = EXIT_OK;
 	new_phase(unit, PHASE_RUNNING);
 
 #if 0 /* UNUSED */
@@ -1319,6 +1321,8 @@ static void
 check_idle(arg)
     void *arg;
 {
+    /* FIXME: fix forced unit 0 */
+    ppp_control *pc = &ppp_control_list[0];
     struct ppp_idle idle;
     time_t itime;
     int tlim;
@@ -1338,7 +1342,7 @@ check_idle(arg)
     if (tlim <= 0) {
 	/* link is idle: shut it down. */
 	notice("Terminating connection due to lack of activity.");
-	status = EXIT_IDLE_TIMEOUT;
+	pc->status = EXIT_IDLE_TIMEOUT;
 	lcp_close(0, "Link inactive");
 #if 0 /* UNUSED */
 	need_holdoff = 0;
@@ -1355,8 +1359,10 @@ static void
 connect_time_expired(arg)
     void *arg;
 {
+    /* FIXME: fix forced unit 0 */
+    ppp_control *pc = &ppp_control_list[0];
     info("Connect time expired");
-    status = EXIT_CONNECT_TIME;
+    pc->status = EXIT_CONNECT_TIME;
     lcp_close(0, "Connect time expired");	/* Close connection */
 }
 
diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/lcp.c b/src/netif/ppp/lcp.c
index bbd5a41f..38b3829c 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/lcp.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/lcp.c
@@ -1129,6 +1129,7 @@ lcp_nakci(f, p, len, treat_as_reject)
     int len;
     int treat_as_reject;
 {
+    ppp_control *pc = &ppp_control_list[f->unit];
     lcp_options *go = &lcp_gotoptions[f->unit];
     lcp_options *wo = &lcp_wantoptions[f->unit];
     u_char citype, cichar, *next;
@@ -1555,7 +1556,7 @@ lcp_nakci(f, p, len, treat_as_reject)
 	if (looped_back) {
 	    if (++try.numloops >= lcp_loopbackfail) {
 		notice("Serial line is looped back.");
-		status = EXIT_LOOPBACK;
+		pc->status = EXIT_LOOPBACK;
 		lcp_close(f->unit, "Loopback detected");
 	    }
 	} else
@@ -2631,10 +2632,11 @@ static
 void LcpLinkFailure (f)
     fsm *f;
 {
+    ppp_control *pc = &ppp_control_list[f->unit];
     if (f->state == OPENED) {
 	info("No response to %d echo-requests", lcp_echos_pending);
         notice("Serial link appears to be disconnected.");
-	status = EXIT_PEER_DEAD;
+	pc->status = EXIT_PEER_DEAD;
 	lcp_close(f->unit, "Peer not responding");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c b/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c
index e271bc99..cb15c5ee 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c
@@ -145,19 +145,11 @@
   #error "PPP_INPROC_OWNTHREAD needs PPP_INPROC_MULTITHREADED==1"
 #endif
 
-/*
- * Global variables.
- */
-/* FIXME: global variables per PPP session */
-/* FIXME: clean global variables */
-int status;			/* exit status for pppd */
-
-/* FIXME: outpacket_buf per PPP session */
-
 /*
  * Buffers for outgoing packets.  This must be accessed only from the appropriate
  * PPP task so that it doesn't need to be protected to avoid collisions.
  */
+/* FIXME: outpacket_buf per PPP session */
 u_char outpacket_buf[PPP_MRU+PPP_HDRLEN]; /* buffer for outgoing packet */
 
 #if PPPOS_SUPPORT
@@ -293,7 +285,6 @@ int ppp_init(void) {
     int i;
     struct protent *protp;
 
-    status = EXIT_OK;
 #if PPP_STATS_SUPPORT
     link_stats_valid = 0;
 #endif /* PPP_STATS_SUPPORT */
@@ -457,6 +448,7 @@ int ppp_over_serial_open(sio_fd_t fd, ppp_link_status_cb_fn link_status_cb, void
 
   pc->open_flag = 1;
   pc->fd = fd;
+  pc->status = EXIT_OK;
 
   new_phase(pd, PHASE_INITIALIZE);
 
@@ -525,6 +517,7 @@ int ppp_over_ethernet_open(struct netif *ethif, const char *service_name, const
   memset(pc, 0, sizeof(ppp_control));
   pc->open_flag = 1;
   pc->ethif = ethif;
+  pc->status = EXIT_OK;
 
   new_phase(pd, PHASE_INITIALIZE);
 
diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/ppp_impl.h b/src/netif/ppp/ppp_impl.h
index 3a2901ec..1ade48c4 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/ppp_impl.h
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/ppp_impl.h
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ typedef struct ppp_control_s {
   ppp_control_rx rx;
   char open_flag;                /* True when in use. */
   u8_t phase;                    /* where the link is at */
+  u8_t status;                   /* exit status */
 #if PPPOE_SUPPORT
   struct netif *ethif;
   struct pppoe_softc *pppoe_sc;