diff --git a/main/asterisk.c b/main/asterisk.c
index 93d52c0531..8f557f736d 100644
--- a/main/asterisk.c
+++ b/main/asterisk.c
@@ -3530,7 +3530,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 			ast_close_fds_above_n(0);
 			ast_set_priority(0);
-			snprintf(ppid, sizeof(ppid), "%d", (int) getpid());
+			snprintf(ppid, sizeof(ppid), "%d", (int) ast_mainpid);
 
 			execlp("astcanary", "astcanary", canary_filename, ppid, (char *)NULL);