diff --git a/libmenu/menu_console.c b/libmenu/menu_console.c
index 057c3cf763..503d25a11e 100644
--- a/libmenu/menu_console.c
+++ b/libmenu/menu_console.c
@@ -245,15 +245,16 @@ static void check_child(menu_t* menu) {
   r = select(max_fd+1,&rfd, NULL, NULL, &tv);
   if(r == 0) {
     r = waitpid(mpriv->child,&child_status,WNOHANG);
-    if(r > 0) {
-      printf("child died\n");
-    for(i = 0 ; i < 3 ; i++) 
-      close(mpriv->child_fd[i]);
-    mpriv->child = 0;
-    mpriv->prompt = mpriv->mp_prompt;
-    //add_line(mpriv,"Child process exited");
-    } else if(r < 0)
-      printf("waitpid error: %s\n",strerror(errno));
+    if(r < 0){
+      if(errno==ECHILD){  ///exiting childs get handled in mplayer.c
+        for(i = 0 ; i < 3 ; i++) 
+          close(mpriv->child_fd[i]);
+        mpriv->child = 0;
+        mpriv->prompt = mpriv->mp_prompt;
+        //add_line(mpriv,"Child process exited");    
+      }
+      else printf("waitpid error: %s\n",strerror(errno));
+    }
   } else if(r < 0) {
     printf("select error\n");
     return;
diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index 07c7a11646..c86425ff36 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -489,6 +489,13 @@ void exit_player(char* how){
   exit_player_with_rc(how, 1);
 }
 
+#ifndef __MINGW32__
+static void child_sighandler(int x){  
+  pid_t pid;
+  while((pid=waitpid(-1,NULL,WNOHANG)) > 0);
+}
+#endif
+
 static void exit_sighandler(int x){
   static int sig_count=0;
   ++sig_count;
@@ -1148,7 +1155,10 @@ current_module = NULL;
  }
 #endif
   
-
+  /// Catch signals
+#ifndef __MINGW32__
+  signal(SIGCHLD,child_sighandler);
+#endif
 
   //========= Catch terminate signals: ================
   // terminate requests: