--- sysvinit-2.85/src/init.c.orig	2003-06-16 11:34:41.000000000 -0400
+++ sysvinit-2.85/src/init.c	2003-06-16 14:28:06.000000000 -0400
@@ -701,18 +701,30 @@
 {
 	va_list va_alist;
 	char buf[256];
+  	sigset_t nmask, omask;	/* For blocking SIGCHLD */
 
 	va_start(va_alist, s);
 	vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), s, va_alist);
 	va_end(va_alist);
-
+	
 	if (loglevel & L_SY) {
 		/*
+		 *	Block signals while talking to syslog.
+		 */
+		sigfillset(&nmask);
+		sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &nmask, &omask);
+
+		/*
 		 *	Re-etablish connection with syslogd every time.
 		 */
 		openlog("init", 0, LOG_DAEMON);
 		syslog(LOG_INFO, "%s", buf);
 		closelog();
+  		
+		/*
+		 * Set signal handlers back to original state.
+		 */	
+		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &omask, NULL);
 	}
 
 	/*