2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/process.c b/process.c
index 79708b4d00..6c7a117c20 100644
--- a/process.c
+++ b/process.c
@@ -3651,8 +3651,8 @@ rb_fork_ruby(int *status)
 
     while (1) {
 	prefork();
-	before_fork_ruby();
 	disable_child_handler_before_fork(&old);
+	before_fork_ruby();
 	pid = fork();
 	err = errno;
 	after_fork_ruby();
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 9363a1a9cb..12161f6ffe 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #define RUBY_VERSION "2.5.2"
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE "2018-08-18"
-#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 80
+#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 81
 
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR 2018
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 8