diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index b7a05041..4532d2e4 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 use std::{cmp, io};
 use std::ffi::OsStr;
 use std::process::Command;
+use std::process::Stdio;
 
 #[cfg(not(windows))]
 use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;
@@ -22,8 +23,6 @@ use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;
 #[cfg(windows)]
 use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
 #[cfg(windows)]
-use std::process::Stdio;
-#[cfg(windows)]
 use winapi::um::winbase::{CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP, CREATE_NO_WINDOW};
 
 /// Threading utilities
@@ -94,8 +93,13 @@ pub fn start_daemon<I, S>(program: &str, args: I) -> io::Result<()>
 {
     Command::new(program)
         .args(args)
+        .stdin(Stdio::null())
+        .stdout(Stdio::null())
+        .stderr(Stdio::null())
         .before_exec(|| unsafe {
-            ::libc::daemon(1, 0);
+            if ::libc::fork() != 0 {
+                std::process::exit(0);
+            }
             Ok(())
         })
         .spawn()?