diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_children.c b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_children.c
index 2f8e3dc4d0acc..1c9780e3de3c1 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_children.c
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_children.c
@@ -63,10 +63,27 @@ static void fpm_child_free(struct fpm_child_s *child) /* {{{ */
 }
 /* }}} */
 
+static void fpm_postponed_child_free(struct fpm_event_s *ev, short which, void *arg)
+{
+	struct fpm_child_s *child = (struct fpm_child_s *) arg;
+
+	if (child->fd_stdout != -1) {
+		fpm_event_del(&child->ev_stdout);
+		close(child->fd_stdout);
+	}
+	if (child->fd_stderr != -1) {
+		fpm_event_del(&child->ev_stderr);
+		close(child->fd_stderr);
+	}
+
+	fpm_child_free((struct fpm_child_s *) child);
+}
+
 static void fpm_child_close(struct fpm_child_s *child, int in_event_loop) /* {{{ */
 {
 	if (child->fd_stdout != -1) {
 		if (in_event_loop) {
+			child->postponed_free = true;
 			fpm_event_fire(&child->ev_stdout);
 		}
 		if (child->fd_stdout != -1) {
@@ -76,6 +93,7 @@ static void fpm_child_close(struct fpm_child_s *child, int in_event_loop) /* {{{
 
 	if (child->fd_stderr != -1) {
 		if (in_event_loop) {
+			child->postponed_free = true;
 			fpm_event_fire(&child->ev_stderr);
 		}
 		if (child->fd_stderr != -1) {
@@ -83,7 +101,12 @@ static void fpm_child_close(struct fpm_child_s *child, int in_event_loop) /* {{{
 		}
 	}
 
-	fpm_child_free(child);
+	if (in_event_loop && child->postponed_free) {
+		fpm_event_set_timer(&child->ev_free, 0, &fpm_postponed_child_free, child);
+		fpm_event_add(&child->ev_free, 1000);
+	} else {
+		fpm_child_free(child);
+	}
 }
 /* }}} */
 
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_children.h b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_children.h
index 679c34ba0383e..fe06eb3ba84cd 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_children.h
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_children.h
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ struct fpm_child_s {
 	struct fpm_child_s *prev, *next;
 	struct timeval started;
 	struct fpm_worker_pool_s *wp;
-	struct fpm_event_s ev_stdout, ev_stderr;
+	struct fpm_event_s ev_stdout, ev_stderr, ev_free;
 	int shm_slot_i;
 	int fd_stdout, fd_stderr;
 	void (*tracer)(struct fpm_child_s *);
 	struct timeval slow_logged;
-	int idle_kill;
+	bool idle_kill;
+	bool postponed_free;
 	pid_t pid;
 	int scoreboard_i;
 	struct zlog_stream *log_stream;
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_process_ctl.c b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_process_ctl.c
index 48eb0003d4918..7a55d98b046fc 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_process_ctl.c
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_process_ctl.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static void fpm_pctl_kill_idle_child(struct fpm_child_s *child) /* {{{ */
 	if (child->idle_kill) {
 		fpm_pctl_kill(child->pid, FPM_PCTL_KILL);
 	} else {
-		child->idle_kill = 1;
+		child->idle_kill = true;
 		fpm_pctl_kill(child->pid, FPM_PCTL_QUIT);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_stdio.c b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_stdio.c
index 78326924acd9b..8f71e8cbfcd08 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_stdio.c
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_stdio.c
@@ -181,10 +181,7 @@ static void fpm_stdio_child_said(struct fpm_event_s *ev, short which, void *arg)
 	if (!arg) {
 		return;
 	}
-	child = fpm_child_find((intptr_t) arg);
-	if (!child) {
-		return;
-	}
+	child = (struct fpm_child_s *) arg;
 
 	is_stdout = (fd == child->fd_stdout);
 	if (is_stdout) {
@@ -277,6 +274,7 @@ static void fpm_stdio_child_said(struct fpm_event_s *ev, short which, void *arg)
 
 		fpm_event_del(event);
 
+		child->postponed_free = true;
 		if (is_stdout) {
 			close(child->fd_stdout);
 			child->fd_stdout = -1;
@@ -330,10 +328,10 @@ int fpm_stdio_parent_use_pipes(struct fpm_child_s *child) /* {{{ */
 	child->fd_stdout = fd_stdout[0];
 	child->fd_stderr = fd_stderr[0];
 
-	fpm_event_set(&child->ev_stdout, child->fd_stdout, FPM_EV_READ, fpm_stdio_child_said, (void *) (intptr_t) child->pid);
+	fpm_event_set(&child->ev_stdout, child->fd_stdout, FPM_EV_READ, fpm_stdio_child_said, child);
 	fpm_event_add(&child->ev_stdout, 0);
 
-	fpm_event_set(&child->ev_stderr, child->fd_stderr, FPM_EV_READ, fpm_stdio_child_said, (void *) (intptr_t) child->pid);
+	fpm_event_set(&child->ev_stderr, child->fd_stderr, FPM_EV_READ, fpm_stdio_child_said, child);
 	fpm_event_add(&child->ev_stderr, 0);
 	return 0;
 }