diff --git a/src/osdep/signals.c b/src/osdep/signals.c
index 8bb0d0c3d..d7dce0a63 100644
--- a/src/osdep/signals.c
+++ b/src/osdep/signals.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ sig_tstp(struct terminal *term)
 
 	block_itrm();
 #if defined (SIGCONT) && defined(SIGTTOU)
-	if (pid == master_pid) {
+	if (master_pid) {
 		pid_t newpid = fork();
 		if (!newpid) {
 			sleep(1);
diff --git a/src/terminal/terminal.c b/src/terminal/terminal.c
index ee5169463..29047cbe1 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminal.c
+++ b/src/terminal/terminal.c
@@ -190,9 +190,11 @@ init_term(int fdin, int fdout)
 	term->fdout = fdout;
 	term->master = (term->fdout == get_output_handle());
 
+#ifdef HAVE_GETPID
 	if (term->master) {
 		master_pid = getpid();
 	}
+#endif
 
 	term->blocked = -1;