1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/miscutils/setsid.c b/miscutils/setsid.c
index 127adf6f2..d7de1f149 100644
--- a/miscutils/setsid.c
+++ b/miscutils/setsid.c
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ int setsid_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
          * Otherwise our PID serves as PGID of some existing process group
          * and cannot be used as PGID of a new process group. */
         if (getpgrp() == getpid())
-                forkexit_or_rexec(argv);
+                if (fork_or_rexec(argv))
+                        exit(EXIT_SUCCESS); /* parent */
 
         setsid();  /* no error possible */