--- startpar.c	2009-03-25 16:52:25.357391610 +0100
+++ startpar.c	2009-03-25 21:22:50.145032810 +0100
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@
   if (!strcmp(arg, "start")) 
     { 
       int s, t, len;
+      pid_t child;
       struct sockaddr_un remote;
       char str[100];
 
@@ -397,6 +398,20 @@
 	      kill(parent, SIGUSR2);
 	    }
 	  close(s);
+	  /*
+	   * if we use preload, we fork again to make bootcharts easier to read.
+	   * The reason is that the name of the init script will otherwise be used
+	   * when in reality the above code waited for preload. If we fork away
+	   * before the exec, the waiting code will be folded into startpar
+	   */
+	  child = fork();
+	  if (child) {
+		int status;
+		int ret = waitpid(child, &status, 0);
+		if (ret == -1)
+			perror("waitpid");
+		exit(WEXITSTATUS(status));
+	  }
 	}
     }