diff --git a/qrexec/qrexec-fork-server.c b/qrexec/qrexec-fork-server.c
index da03238..681e626 100644
--- a/qrexec/qrexec-fork-server.c
+++ b/qrexec/qrexec-fork-server.c
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		perror("fcntl");
 		exit(1);
 	}
+    /* fork into background */
+    switch (fork()) {
+        case -1:
+            perror("fork");
+            exit(1);
+        case 0:
+            break;
+        default:
+            exit(0);
+    }
 	signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_IGN);
     register_exec_func(do_exec);