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diff --git a/gui.c b/gui.c
index fa1538b0..865ed658 100644
--- a/gui.c
+++ b/gui.c
@@ -294,9 +294,9 @@ static int align_str(WINDOW* win, char *str, unsigned int len,
 		str[len] = '\0';
 		num = 0;
 	}
-	/* replace newlines by spaces */
+	/* replace control characters by spaces */
 	for (i = 0; i < len && str[i]; i++) {
-		if (str[i] == '\n')
+		if (str[i] == '\n' || str[i] == '\r' || str[i] == '\f')
 			str[i] = ' ';
 	}
 	if (align == LEFT) {
@@ -902,7 +902,13 @@ static int open_stat_pipe(void)
 	if (init)
 		init = 0;
 	else
-		sleep(1);
+		/*
+		 * Sleep a bit to avoid a busy loop. As the call to sleep() may
+		 * be interrupted by SIGCHLD, we simply wait until the call
+		 * succeeds.
+		 */
+		while (sleep(2))
+			; /* nothing */
 	ret = para_exec_cmdline_pid(&pid, conf.stat_cmd_arg, fds);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;