diff --git a/common/ChangeLog b/common/ChangeLog
index d509cd4a7..05f516fa2 100644
--- a/common/ChangeLog
+++ b/common/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-02-15  Marcus Brinkmann  <marcus@g10code.de>
+
+	* exechelp.c (gnupg_spawn_process_fd): Add flag DETACHED_PROCESS
+	unconditionally (required for all callers at the moment).
+
 2008-02-14  Werner Koch  <wk@g10code.com>
 
 	* sysutils.c (gnupg_allow_set_foregound_window): New.
diff --git a/common/exechelp.c b/common/exechelp.c
index 09f90ef91..dcbbe90b0 100644
--- a/common/exechelp.c
+++ b/common/exechelp.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ gnupg_spawn_process_fd (const char *pgmname, const char *argv[],
                       TRUE,          /* Inherit handles.  */
                       (CREATE_DEFAULT_ERROR_MODE
                        | GetPriorityClass (GetCurrentProcess ())
-                       | CREATE_SUSPENDED),
+                       | CREATE_SUSPENDED | DETACHED_PROCESS),
                       NULL,          /* Environment.  */
                       NULL,          /* Use current drive/directory.  */
                       &si,           /* Startup information. */