diff --git a/gnome/ChangeLog b/gnome/ChangeLog
index dca6ce10c..e37b03adc 100644
--- a/gnome/ChangeLog
+++ b/gnome/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 1999-02-07  Miguel de Icaza  <miguel@nuclecu.unam.mx>
 
+	* gutil.c (my_system_get_child_pid): Fix.  We always wait for the
+	child process.
+
 	* gtkdtree.c (gtk_dtree_lookup_dir): Scan the whole tree.
 	Appanrently now the nodes expose are not ordered, but can contain
 	holes and gaps
diff --git a/gnome/gutil.c b/gnome/gutil.c
index 73f4a6909..b17ab3e5e 100644
--- a/gnome/gutil.c
+++ b/gnome/gutil.c
@@ -95,11 +95,7 @@ int my_system_get_child_pid (int flags, const char *shell, const char *command,
 		 */
 		_exit (0);
 	}
-	if (*pid != 0 && (flags & EXECUTE_WAIT)){
-		int status;
-		
-		waitpid (*pid, &status, 0);
-	}
+	waitpid (*pid, &status, 0);
 	sigaction (SIGINT,  &save_intr, NULL);
 	sigaction (SIGQUIT, &save_quit, NULL);
 	sigaction (SIGTSTP, &save_stop, NULL);