diff --git a/src/proxy.c b/src/proxy.c
index 5a4bc22..a88321b 100644
--- a/src/proxy.c
+++ b/src/proxy.c
@@ -1131,6 +1131,8 @@
 	struct task *task;
 
 	stopping = 1;
+	/* disable busy polling to avoid cpu eating for the new process */
+	global.tune.options &= ~GTUNE_BUSY_POLLING;
 	if (tick_isset(global.hard_stop_after)) {
 		task = task_new(MAX_THREADS_MASK);
 		if (task) {