diff -U4 -r ppp-2.4.4/pppd/main.c ppp-2.4.4+no-child-kill/pppd/main.c
--- ppp-2.4.4/pppd/main.c	2009-11-04 00:04:03.000000000 +0000
+++ ppp-2.4.4+no-child-kill/pppd/main.c	2009-12-04 21:20:46.000000000 +0000
@@ -589,10 +589,8 @@
 		dbglog("  script %s, pid %d", chp->prog, chp->pid);
 	}
 	while (n_children > 0 && !childwait_done) {
 	    handle_events();
-	    if (kill_link && !childwait_done)
-		childwait_end(NULL);
 	}
     }
 
     die(status);