diff --git a/src/hermes.cpp b/src/hermes.cpp
index 910caac..504b479 100644
--- a/src/hermes.cpp
+++ b/src/hermes.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ main
 
   signal(SIGTERM,exit_requested);
   signal(SIGINT,exit_requested);
+  signal(SIGCHLD,SIG_IGN);
 
   //we have to create the server socket BEFORE chrooting, because if we don't,
   //SSL cannot initialize because it's missing libz