--- a/xinetd/builtins.c
+++ b/xinetd/builtins.c
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ static void tcpmux_handler( const struct server *serp )
if( SC_IS_INTERNAL( scp ) ) {
SC_INTERNAL(scp, nserp);
} else {
- exec_server(nserp);
+ child_process(nserp);
}