--- redshift-1.7.orig/src/gtk-redshift/statusicon.py	2010-10-18 02:12:14.000000000 +0200
+++ redshift-1.7/src/gtk-redshift/statusicon.py	2012-07-18 17:07:41.043944220 +0200
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 '''
 
 import sys, os
-import subprocess, signal
+import signal, prctl
 import gettext
 
 import pygtk
@@ -46,10 +46,13 @@
     gettext.textdomain('redshift')
     _ = gettext.gettext
 
-    # Start redshift with arguments from the command line
-    args = sys.argv[1:]
-    args.insert(0, os.path.join(defs.BINDIR, 'redshift'))
-    process = subprocess.Popen(args)
+    process = os.fork()
+    if process == 0:
+        # Start redshift with arguments from the command line
+        prctl.set_pdeathsig(signal.SIGTERM)
+        args = sys.argv[1:]
+        args.insert(0, os.path.join(defs.BINDIR, 'redshift'))
+        os.execv(args[0], args)
 
     try:
         if appindicator:
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@
             status_icon.set_tooltip('Redshift')
 
         def toggle_cb(widget, data=None):
-            process.send_signal(signal.SIGUSR1)
+            os.kill(process, signal.SIGUSR1)
             if appindicator:
                 if indicator.get_icon() == 'redshift-status-on':
                     indicator.set_icon('redshift-status-off')
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@
             sys.exit(-1)
 
         # Add watch on child process
-        glib.child_watch_add(process.pid, child_cb)
+        glib.child_watch_add(process, child_cb)
 
         # Run main loop
         gtk.main()
@@ -137,7 +140,3 @@
         # Ignore user interruption
         pass
 
-    finally:
-        # Always terminate redshift
-        process.terminate()
-        process.wait()
--- redshift-1.7.orig/debian/control	2012-03-03 02:13:08.000000000 +0100
+++ redshift-1.7/debian/control	2012-07-18 17:11:58.162729794 +0200
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 Package: gtk-redshift
 Architecture: all
-Depends: redshift (>= ${source:Version}), ${misc:Depends}, python (>= 2.6.6-3~), python-gtk2, python-xdg
+Depends: redshift (>= ${source:Version}), ${misc:Depends}, python (>= 2.6.6-3~), python-gtk2, python-xdg, python-prctl
 Description: Adjusts the color temperature of your screen with GTK+ integration
  The color temperature is set according to the position of the sun. A
  different color temperature is set during night and daytime. During