1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Xapcmd.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Xapcmd.pm
index 8de516ef..269aa99a 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Xapcmd.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Xapcmd.pm
@@ -89,8 +89,10 @@ sub commit_changes ($$$$) {
  
  sub cb_spawn {
          my ($cb, $args, $opt) = @_; # $cb = cpdb() or compact()
-        defined(my $pid = fork) or die "fork: $!";
+        my $seed = rand(0xffffffff);
+        my $pid = fork // die "fork: $!";
          return $pid if $pid > 0;
+        srand($seed);
          $cb->($args, $opt);
          POSIX::_exit(0);
  }