diff --git a/qemu-ga.c b/qemu-ga.c
index 6e7caedc41..3a88333a17 100644
--- a/qemu-ga.c
+++ b/qemu-ga.c
@@ -104,16 +104,9 @@ static void quit_handler(int sig)
 }
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
-/* reap _all_ terminated children */
-static void child_handler(int sig)
-{
-    int status;
-    while (waitpid(-1, &status, WNOHANG) > 0) /* NOTHING */;
-}
-
 static gboolean register_signal_handlers(void)
 {
-    struct sigaction sigact, sigact_chld;
+    struct sigaction sigact;
     int ret;
 
     memset(&sigact, 0, sizeof(struct sigaction));
@@ -130,14 +123,6 @@ static gboolean register_signal_handlers(void)
         return false;
     }
 
-    memset(&sigact_chld, 0, sizeof(struct sigaction));
-    sigact_chld.sa_handler = child_handler;
-    sigact_chld.sa_flags = SA_NOCLDSTOP;
-    ret = sigaction(SIGCHLD, &sigact_chld, NULL);
-    if (ret == -1) {
-        g_error("error configuring signal handler: %s", strerror(errno));
-    }
-
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/qga/commands-posix.c b/qga/commands-posix.c
index adb9b3db8d..76c8235272 100644
--- a/qga/commands-posix.c
+++ b/qga/commands-posix.c
@@ -512,117 +512,88 @@ static void guest_fsfreeze_cleanup(void)
 #define SUSPEND_SUPPORTED 0
 #define SUSPEND_NOT_SUPPORTED 1
 
-/**
- * This function forks twice and the information about the mode support
- * status is passed to the qemu-ga process via a pipe.
- *
- * This approach allows us to keep the way we reap terminated children
- * in qemu-ga quite simple.
- */
 static void bios_supports_mode(const char *pmutils_bin, const char *pmutils_arg,
                                const char *sysfile_str, Error **err)
 {
-    pid_t pid;
-    ssize_t ret;
     char *pmutils_path;
-    int status, pipefds[2];
-
-    if (pipe(pipefds) < 0) {
-        error_set(err, QERR_UNDEFINED_ERROR);
-        return;
-    }
+    pid_t pid, rpid;
+    int status;
 
     pmutils_path = g_find_program_in_path(pmutils_bin);
 
     pid = fork();
     if (!pid) {
-        struct sigaction act;
-
-        memset(&act, 0, sizeof(act));
-        act.sa_handler = SIG_DFL;
-        sigaction(SIGCHLD, &act, NULL);
+        char buf[32]; /* hopefully big enough */
+        ssize_t ret;
+        int fd;
 
         setsid();
-        close(pipefds[0]);
         reopen_fd_to_null(0);
         reopen_fd_to_null(1);
         reopen_fd_to_null(2);
 
-        pid = fork();
-        if (!pid) {
-            int fd;
-            char buf[32]; /* hopefully big enough */
+        if (pmutils_path) {
+            execle(pmutils_path, pmutils_bin, pmutils_arg, NULL, environ);
+        }
 
-            if (pmutils_path) {
-                execle(pmutils_path, pmutils_bin, pmutils_arg, NULL, environ);
-            }
-
-            /*
-             * If we get here either pm-utils is not installed or execle() has
-             * failed. Let's try the manual method if the caller wants it.
-             */
-
-            if (!sysfile_str) {
-                _exit(SUSPEND_NOT_SUPPORTED);
-            }
-
-            fd = open(LINUX_SYS_STATE_FILE, O_RDONLY);
-            if (fd < 0) {
-                _exit(SUSPEND_NOT_SUPPORTED);
-            }
-
-            ret = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf)-1);
-            if (ret <= 0) {
-                _exit(SUSPEND_NOT_SUPPORTED);
-            }
-            buf[ret] = '\0';
-
-            if (strstr(buf, sysfile_str)) {
-                _exit(SUSPEND_SUPPORTED);
-            }
+        /*
+         * If we get here either pm-utils is not installed or execle() has
+         * failed. Let's try the manual method if the caller wants it.
+         */
 
+        if (!sysfile_str) {
             _exit(SUSPEND_NOT_SUPPORTED);
         }
 
-        if (pid > 0) {
-            wait(&status);
-        } else {
-            status = SUSPEND_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+        fd = open(LINUX_SYS_STATE_FILE, O_RDONLY);
+        if (fd < 0) {
+            _exit(SUSPEND_NOT_SUPPORTED);
         }
 
-        ret = write(pipefds[1], &status, sizeof(status));
-        if (ret != sizeof(status)) {
-            _exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        ret = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf)-1);
+        if (ret <= 0) {
+            _exit(SUSPEND_NOT_SUPPORTED);
+        }
+        buf[ret] = '\0';
+
+        if (strstr(buf, sysfile_str)) {
+            _exit(SUSPEND_SUPPORTED);
         }
 
-        _exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+        _exit(SUSPEND_NOT_SUPPORTED);
     }
 
-    close(pipefds[1]);
     g_free(pmutils_path);
 
     if (pid < 0) {
-        error_set(err, QERR_UNDEFINED_ERROR);
-        goto out;
+        goto undef_err;
     }
 
-    ret = read(pipefds[0], &status, sizeof(status));
-    if (ret == sizeof(status) && WIFEXITED(status) &&
-        WEXITSTATUS(status) == SUSPEND_SUPPORTED) {
-            goto out;
+    do {
+        rpid = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+    } while (rpid == -1 && errno == EINTR);
+    if (rpid == pid && WIFEXITED(status)) {
+        switch (WEXITSTATUS(status)) {
+        case SUSPEND_SUPPORTED:
+            return;
+        case SUSPEND_NOT_SUPPORTED:
+            error_set(err, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+            return;
+        default:
+            goto undef_err;
+        }
     }
 
-    error_set(err, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
-
-out:
-    close(pipefds[0]);
+undef_err:
+    error_set(err, QERR_UNDEFINED_ERROR);
 }
 
 static void guest_suspend(const char *pmutils_bin, const char *sysfile_str,
                           Error **err)
 {
-    pid_t pid;
     char *pmutils_path;
+    pid_t rpid, pid;
+    int status;
 
     pmutils_path = g_find_program_in_path(pmutils_bin);
 
@@ -664,9 +635,18 @@ static void guest_suspend(const char *pmutils_bin, const char *sysfile_str,
     g_free(pmutils_path);
 
     if (pid < 0) {
-        error_set(err, QERR_UNDEFINED_ERROR);
+        goto exit_err;
+    }
+
+    do {
+        rpid = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+    } while (rpid == -1 && errno == EINTR);
+    if (rpid == pid && WIFEXITED(status) && !WEXITSTATUS(status)) {
         return;
     }
+
+exit_err:
+    error_set(err, QERR_UNDEFINED_ERROR);
 }
 
 void qmp_guest_suspend_disk(Error **err)