diff -NurpP linux-2.6.16-rc4-vs2.1.1-rc7.1/kernel/exit.c linux-2.6.16-rc4-vs2.1.1-rc7.2/kernel/exit.c
--- linux-2.6.16-rc4-vs2.1.1-rc7.1/kernel/exit.c	2006-02-20 21:57:58 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.16-rc4-vs2.1.1-rc7.2/kernel/exit.c	2006-02-20 23:19:58 +0100
@@ -625,8 +625,9 @@ struct task_struct *vchild_reaper(struct
 		goto out_put;
 
 	init = find_task_by_real_pid(vxi->vx_initpid);
-	if (init)
+	if (init && (init != father))
 		reaper = init;
+
 out_put:
 	put_vx_info(vxi);
 out: