diff --git a/internal/c/qbx.cpp b/internal/c/qbx.cpp
index af3f56735..7c40a1eea 100755
--- a/internal/c/qbx.cpp
+++ b/internal/c/qbx.cpp
@@ -2097,6 +2097,10 @@ void QBMAIN(void *unused)
         sigemptyset(&(sig_act.sa_mask));
         sig_act.sa_flags = 0;
         sigaction(SIGFPE, &sig_act, NULL);
+        #ifdef QB64_LINUX
+            sig_act.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
+            sigaction(SIGCHLD, &sig_act, NULL);
+        #endif
     #endif
 
     ptrszint tmp_long;