1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/process.c b/src/process.c
index c7838c13b89..9e2bdad45e3 100644
--- a/src/process.c
+++ b/src/process.c
@@ -179,7 +179,9 @@ extern char *sys_errlist[];
 
 #ifndef VMS
 #ifndef BSD4_1
+#ifndef LINUX
 extern char *sys_siglist[];
+#endif
 #else
 char *sys_siglist[] =
   {
@@ -1253,8 +1255,10 @@ create_process (process, new_argv, current_dir)
         setsid ();
 #ifdef TIOCSCTTY
         /* Make the pty's terminal the controlling terminal.  */
-        if (pty_flag && (ioctl (xforkin, TIOCSCTTY, 0) < 0))
-          abort ();
+        if (pty_flag)
+          /* We ignore the return value
+             because faith@cs.unc.edu says that is necessary on Linux.  */
+          ioctl (xforkin, TIOCSCTTY, 0);
 #endif
 #else /* not HAVE_SETSID */
 #ifdef USG