--- gnome/gutil.c.orig	Mon Dec  6 17:50:05 1999
+++ gnome/gutil.c	Sat Feb  5 10:27:43 2000
@@ -70,12 +70,17 @@
 gnome_sigchld_handler (int sig)
 {
 	char c;
+	pid_t p;
+	int s;
 	
 	if (previous_sigchld.sa_handler != SIG_IGN &&
 	    previous_sigchld.sa_handler != SIG_DFL){
 		(*previous_sigchld.sa_handler)(sig);
 	}
 	write (child_died_notify_handler, &c, sizeof (c));
+
+	while ((p = waitpid(-1, &s, WNOHANG)) > 0)
+		continue;
 }
 
 /*
