diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/server.c b/dlls/ntdll/server.c
index 3243f9f6efa..8a01d228bd1 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/server.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/server.c
@@ -1076,11 +1076,6 @@ size_t server_init_thread( void *entry_point )
 
     /* ignore SIGPIPE so that we get an EPIPE error instead  */
     sigaction( SIGPIPE, &sig_act, NULL );
-    /* automatic child reaping to avoid zombies */
-#ifdef SA_NOCLDWAIT
-    sig_act.sa_flags |= SA_NOCLDWAIT;
-#endif
-    sigaction( SIGCHLD, &sig_act, NULL );
 
     /* create the server->client communication pipes */
     if (server_pipe( reply_pipe ) == -1) server_protocol_perror( "pipe" );