diff --git a/src/util/signals.c b/src/util/signals.c
index 49f45b7..eb8921c 100644
--- a/src/util/signals.c
+++ b/src/util/signals.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ static void sigchld_handler(int sig)
     int savedErrno = errno;
     ssize_t unused = write(sigchild_pipe[1], "x", 1);
     (void)unused;
-    fsync(sigchild_pipe[1]);
     errno = savedErrno;
 }