diff --git a/src/emacs.c b/src/emacs.c
index b3f4ca7981484efb3699ff35f0603e7bd56a1d1d..e20f488e8cc8b276d00698c1e3d835827e3bb9ea 100644
--- a/src/emacs.c
+++ b/src/emacs.c
@@ -341,10 +341,11 @@ main (argc, argv, envp)
   clearerr (stdin);
 
 #ifdef BSD
-  {
-    inherited_pgroup = EMACS_GETPGRP (0);
-    setpgrp (0, getpid ());
-  }
+  if (initialized)
+    {
+      inherited_pgroup = EMACS_GETPGRP (0);
+      setpgrp (0, getpid ());
+    }
 #endif