diff -urpa mc-4.8.20.orig/src/setup.c mc-4.8.20/src/setup.c
--- mc-4.8.20.orig/src/setup.c	2018-04-09 12:33:43.452504866 +0000
+++ mc-4.8.20/src/setup.c	2018-04-09 12:34:41.690504210 +0000
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ gboolean confirm_overwrite = TRUE;
 /* Asks for confirmation before executing a program by pressing enter */
 gboolean confirm_execute = FALSE;
 /* Asks for confirmation before leaving the program */
-gboolean confirm_exit = FALSE;
+gboolean confirm_exit = TRUE;
 
 /* If true, at startup the user-menu is invoked */
 gboolean auto_menu = FALSE;