diff --git a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Server.pm b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Server.pm
index 97e662061..ac1e17ddd 100644
--- a/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Server.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/lib/Thrift/Server.pm
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ sub _handleException
     }
 }
 
-
 #
 # SimpleServer from the Server base class that handles one connection at a time
 #
@@ -191,6 +190,9 @@ sub serve
 {
     my $self = shift;
 
+    # THRIFT-3848: without ignoring SIGCHLD, perl ForkingServer goes into a tight loop
+    $SIG{CHLD} = 'IGNORE';
+
     $self->{serverTransport}->listen();
     while (1)
     {