diff --git a/daemon.c b/daemon.c
index d1be61fd57..28fc194790 100644
--- a/daemon.c
+++ b/daemon.c
@@ -915,11 +915,9 @@ static void handle(int incoming, struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t addrlen)
 static void child_handler(int signo UNUSED)
 {
 	/*
-	 * Otherwise empty handler because systemcalls will get interrupted
-	 * upon signal receipt
-	 * SysV needs the handler to be rearmed
+	 * Otherwise empty handler because systemcalls should get interrupted
+	 * upon signal receipt.
 	 */
-	signal(SIGCHLD, child_handler);
 }
 
 static int set_reuse_addr(int sockfd)
@@ -1120,6 +1118,7 @@ static void socksetup(struct string_list *listen_addr, int listen_port, struct s
 
 static int service_loop(struct socketlist *socklist)
 {
+	struct sigaction sa;
 	struct pollfd *pfd;
 
 	CALLOC_ARRAY(pfd, socklist->nr);
@@ -1129,7 +1128,10 @@ static int service_loop(struct socketlist *socklist)
 		pfd[i].events = POLLIN;
 	}
 
-	signal(SIGCHLD, child_handler);
+	sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask);
+	sa.sa_flags = SA_NOCLDSTOP;
+	sa.sa_handler = child_handler;
+	sigaction(SIGCHLD, &sa, NULL);
 
 	for (;;) {
 		check_dead_children();