diff --git a/reactos/tools/sysreg/os_support.cpp b/reactos/tools/sysreg/os_support.cpp
index 39125438e2c..a62593d780b 100644
--- a/reactos/tools/sysreg/os_support.cpp
+++ b/reactos/tools/sysreg/os_support.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace System_
     OsSupport::TimeEntryVector OsSupport::s_Entries;
 
     //int gettimeofday(struct timeval *tv, void * tz);
-
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------
     void OsSupport::checkAlarms()
     {
         struct timeval tm;
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ namespace System_
         }
 #endif
     }
-
+    bool OsSupport::hasAlarms ()
+    {
+        return (s_Entries.size () != 0);
+    }
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------
     void OsSupport::cancelAlarms()
     {
 
@@ -284,6 +288,18 @@ __inline int gettimeofday(struct timeval *tv, struct timezone *tz)
         {
             OsSupport::checkAlarms();
         }
+        else if (sig == SIGCHLD)
+        {
+            if (OsSupport::hasAlarms())
+            {
+                ///
+                /// FIXME
+                ///
+                /// there are expiriation alarms active and a child died unexpectly
+                /// lets commit suicide
+                exit(-2);
+            }
+        }
     }
     void OsSupport::setAlarm(long secs, OsSupport::ProcessID pid)
     {
diff --git a/reactos/tools/sysreg/os_support.h b/reactos/tools/sysreg/os_support.h
index a4a54b95efb..ed8499d0fe7 100644
--- a/reactos/tools/sysreg/os_support.h
+++ b/reactos/tools/sysreg/os_support.h
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ namespace System_
 
     static void checkAlarms();
 
+///---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+/// hasAlarms
+///
+/// Description: this function checks wether there are alarms set active
+
+    static bool hasAlarms();
 
 	protected:
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------