--- /dev/null
+--- netkit-telnet-0.17/telnetd/telnetd.c.cleanup_race 2005-01-11 18:39:49.578123000 -0500
++++ netkit-telnet-0.17/telnetd/telnetd.c 2005-01-11 18:42:45.909616000 -0500
+@@ -1081,6 +1081,8 @@
+ if (FD_ISSET(p, &obits) && (pfrontp - pbackp) > 0)
+ ptyflush();
+ }
++ /* to avoid a race for wtmp lock */
++ signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_IGN);
+ cleanup(0);
+ } /* end of telnet */
+