2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index db51dfa..76e5107 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ TODO: EV_STANDALONE == NO_HASSEL (do not use clock_gettime in ev_standalone)
 TODO: faq, process a thing in each iteration
 TODO: dbeugging tips, ev_verify, ev_init twice
 
+        - destroying a non-default loop would stop the global waitpid
+          watcher (Denis Bilenko).
 	- queueing pending watchers of higher priority from a watcher now invokes
           them in a timely fashion (reported by Denis Bilenko).
 	- add throw() to all libev functions that cannot throw exceptions, for
diff --git a/ev.c b/ev.c
index a3718cc..0e94222 100644
--- a/ev.c
+++ b/ev.c
@@ -2357,7 +2357,7 @@ ev_loop_destroy (EV_P)
 #endif
 
 #if EV_CHILD_ENABLE
-  if (ev_is_active (&childev))
+  if (ev_is_default_loop (EV_A) && ev_is_active (&childev))
     {
       ev_ref (EV_A); /* child watcher */
       ev_signal_stop (EV_A_ &childev);