diff --git a/pkg/rootless/rootless_linux.c b/pkg/rootless/rootless_linux.c
index 4f71d49e5c..3d74af6a6c 100644
--- a/pkg/rootless/rootless_linux.c
+++ b/pkg/rootless/rootless_linux.c
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ create_pause_process (const char *pause_pid_file_path, char **argv)
   if (pipe (p) < 0)
     return -1;
 
-  pid = fork ();
+  pid = syscall_clone (SIGCHLD, NULL);
   if (pid < 0)
     {
       close (p[0]);
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ create_pause_process (const char *pause_pid_file_path, char **argv)
       close (p[0]);
 
       setsid ();
-      pid = fork ();
+      pid = syscall_clone (SIGCHLD, NULL);
       if (pid < 0)
         _exit (EXIT_FAILURE);