diff --git a/fork_bomb/fork_bomb.c b/fork_bomb/fork_bomb.c
index 5daf7b2..4ccb024 100644
--- a/fork_bomb/fork_bomb.c
+++ b/fork_bomb/fork_bomb.c
@@ -276,6 +276,12 @@ int main(void)
   sigaction(SIGTERM, &sa, NULL);
   sigaction(SIGINT, &sa, NULL);
 
+  struct sigaction sa_chld;
+  memset(&sa_chld, 0, sizeof(sa_chld));
+  sa_chld.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
+  sa_chld.sa_flags = SA_NOCLDWAIT;
+  sigaction(SIGCHLD, &sa_chld, NULL);
+
   pid_t fork_pgid = getpgrp();
   int owns_pgrp = 0;
   if (!isatty(STDIN_FILENO) || tcgetpgrp(STDIN_FILENO) != fork_pgid) {