diff -r -U4 ppp-2.4.4/pppd/main.c ppp-2.4.4+no-child-kill_gentoo/pppd/main.c
--- ppp-2.4.4/pppd/main.c	2009-12-04 21:27:22.000000000 +0000
+++ ppp-2.4.4+no-child-kill_gentoo/pppd/main.c	2009-12-04 21:25:48.000000000 +0000
@@ -1779,10 +1779,8 @@
 		dbglog("  script %s, pid %d", chp->prog, chp->pid);
 	}
 	while (n_children > 0 && !childwait_done) {
 	    handle_events();
-	    if (asked_to_quit && !childwait_done)
-		childwait_end(NULL);
 	}
 	if (child_wait > 0)
 	    UNTIMEOUT(childwait_end, NULL);
     }