diff -up ipmitool-1.8.12/lib/helper.c.systemd ipmitool-1.8.12/lib/helper.c
--- ipmitool-1.8.12/lib/helper.c.systemd	2012-08-13 14:24:47.391037471 +0200
+++ ipmitool-1.8.12/lib/helper.c	2012-08-13 14:24:53.088016793 +0200
@@ -549,10 +549,6 @@ ipmi_start_daemon(struct ipmi_intf *intf
 	sigset_t sighup;
 #endif
 
-	/* if we are started from init no need to become daemon */
-	if (getppid() == 1)
-		return;
-
 #ifdef SIGHUP
 	sigemptyset(&sighup);
 	sigaddset(&sighup, SIGHUP);