diff --git a/main/asterisk.c b/main/asterisk.c
index a6756e2f7e..53e4d042ba 100644
--- a/main/asterisk.c
+++ b/main/asterisk.c
@@ -2813,7 +2813,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 #if HAVE_WORKING_FORK
 	if (ast_opt_always_fork || !ast_opt_no_fork) {
-		daemon(0, 0);
+		daemon(1, 0);
 		ast_mainpid = getpid();
 		/* Blindly re-write pid file since we are forking */
 		unlink(ast_config_AST_PID);