diff --git a/CRT.c b/CRT.c
index 3a665496..583b6266 100644
--- a/CRT.c
+++ b/CRT.c
@@ -880,6 +880,7 @@ static void CRT_installSignalHandlers(void) {
    sigaction (SIGSYS, &act, &old_sig_handler[SIGSYS]);
    sigaction (SIGABRT, &act, &old_sig_handler[SIGABRT]);
 
+   signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
    signal(SIGINT, CRT_handleSIGTERM);
    signal(SIGTERM, CRT_handleSIGTERM);
    signal(SIGQUIT, CRT_handleSIGTERM);