diff --git a/core/master_utils.c b/core/master_utils.c
index 27753d561..61bc75f20 100644
--- a/core/master_utils.c
+++ b/core/master_utils.c
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ void uwsgi_destroy_processes() {
 
         uwsgi_detach_daemons();
 
+	for (i = 1; i <= uwsgi.numproc; i++) {
+		if (uwsgi.workers[i].pid > 0) {
+			waitpid(uwsgi.workers[i].pid, &waitpid_status, 0);
+		}
+	}
+
         for (i = 0; i < ushared->gateways_cnt; i++) {
                 if (ushared->gateways[i].pid > 0) {
                         kill(ushared->gateways[i].pid, SIGKILL);