diff --git a/src/gui/hdd_menu.cpp b/src/gui/hdd_menu.cpp
index 3a600da77..2b6a21c83 100644
--- a/src/gui/hdd_menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/hdd_menu.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <sys/mount.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
 
 #include <global.h>
 #include <neutrino.h>
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ void CHDDMenuHandler::getBlkIds()
 		hdd_list.push_back(hdd);
 	}
 	fclose(f);
+	waitpid(pid, NULL, 0); /* beware of the zombie apocalypse! */
 }
 
 std::string CHDDMenuHandler::getDefaultPart(std::string dev)