diff --git a/src/main/interlink.c b/src/main/interlink.c
index 0bc2f6e8..82a7cd46 100644
--- a/src/main/interlink.c
+++ b/src/main/interlink.c
@@ -518,13 +518,15 @@ int
 init_interlink(void)
 {
 	int fd = connect_to_af_unix();
-	int pid;
 
 	if (fd != -1 || remote_session_flags) return fd;
 
 	parse_options_again();
 
 	if (get_opt_bool("ui.sessions.fork_on_start", NULL)) {
+
+		pid_t pid;
+
 		pid = fork();
 
 		if (pid == -1) return -1;
@@ -535,11 +537,18 @@ init_interlink(void)
 			for (i = 1; i <= (MAX_BIND_TRIES+2); ++i) {
 				fd = connect_to_af_unix();
 
-				if (fd != -1) return fd;
+				if (fd != -1) {
+					master_pid = pid;
+					return fd;
+				}
 				elinks_usleep(BIND_TRIES_DELAY * i);
 			}
 			return -1;
 		}
+		/* child */
+#ifdef HAVE_GETPID
+		master_pid = getpid();
+#endif
 		close_terminal_pipes();
 	}
 	bind_to_af_unix();
diff --git a/src/main/main.c b/src/main/main.c
index b0ec5666..1edda096 100644
--- a/src/main/main.c
+++ b/src/main/main.c
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
 
 struct program program;
 
+pid_t master_pid = 0;
+
 static int ac;
 static char **av;
 static int init_b = 0;
@@ -193,6 +195,9 @@ init(void)
 	    || get_cmd_opt_bool("source")
 	    || (fd = init_interlink()) == -1) {
 
+#ifdef HAVE_GETPID
+		master_pid = getpid();
+#endif
 		parse_options_again();
 		init_b = 1;
 		init_modules(builtin_modules);
diff --git a/src/main/main.h b/src/main/main.h
index c8eb631e..fa6dcd8b 100644
--- a/src/main/main.h
+++ b/src/main/main.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct program {
 };
 
 extern struct program program;
+extern pid_t master_pid;
 
 void shrink_memory(int);
 void parse_options_again(void);
diff --git a/src/osdep/signals.c b/src/osdep/signals.c
index 6906320c..23473764 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 (master_pid) {
+	if (pid == master_pid) {
 		pid_t newpid = fork();
 		if (!newpid) {
 			int r;
diff --git a/src/terminal/terminal.c b/src/terminal/terminal.c
index 0f7f85c9..8245dd2f 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminal.c
+++ b/src/terminal/terminal.c
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ INIT_LIST_OF(struct terminal, terminals);
 struct hash *temporary_files;
 static void check_if_no_terminal(void);
 
-pid_t master_pid = 0;
-
 void
 clean_temporary_files(void)
 {
@@ -191,12 +189,6 @@ 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;
 
 	get_terminal_name(name + 9);