--- bash-3.2/jobs.c.old 2008-05-02 16:24:17.000000000 +0200 +++ bash-3.2/jobs.c 2008-05-02 16:24:34.000000000 +0200 @@ -2824,8 +2824,6 @@ start_job (job, foreground) else jobs[job]->flags &= ~J_FOREGROUND; - /* If the job is already running, then don't bother jump-starting it. */ - if (already_running == 0) { jobs[job]->flags |= J_NOTIFIED; killpg (jobs[job]->pgrp, SIGCONT);