1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c b/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
index f10572ddf..459fb77e0 100644
--- a/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
+++ b/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
@@ -404,7 +404,9 @@ int start_stop_daemon_main(int argc ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, char **argv)
                 /* DAEMON_DEVNULL_STDIO is superfluous -
                  * it's always done by bb_daemonize() */
 #else
-                pid_t pid = xvfork();
+                pid_t pid = vfork();
+                if (pid < 0) /* error */
+                        bb_perror_msg_and_die("vfork");
                 if (pid != 0) {
                         /* parent */
                         /* why _exit? the child may have changed the stack,