--- netkit-rwho-0.17/rwhod/rwhod.c.waitchild	2006-08-15 14:20:01.000000000 +0200
+++ netkit-rwho-0.17/rwhod/rwhod.c	2006-08-15 14:20:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 
 static void huphandler(int);
 static void termhandler(int);
+static void childhandler(int);
 static void sendpacket(struct whod *);
 static void getboottime(struct whod *);
 
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@
 	(void) umask(022);
 
 	signal(SIGTERM, termhandler);
+	signal(SIGCHLD, childhandler);
 	child_pid = fork();
 	if (child_pid < 0) {
 		syslog(LOG_ERR, "fork: %m");
@@ -332,6 +334,14 @@
 	exit(0);
 }
 
+static void
+childhandler(int dummy)
+{
+        (void) dummy;
+        exit(0);
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Obtain boot time again
  */