1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c b/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
index 5b689740e..b44a23b4b 100644
--- a/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
+++ b/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
@@ -275,8 +275,7 @@ start_stop_daemon_main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
         *--argv = startas;
         if (opt & SSD_OPT_BACKGROUND) {
-                if (daemon(0, 0) == -1)
-                        bb_perror_msg_and_die ("unable to fork");
+                bb_xdaemon(0, 0);
                 setsid();
         }
         if (opt & SSD_OPT_MAKEPID) {