diff --git a/WHATS_NEW_DM b/WHATS_NEW_DM
index d68c000e2..28fd06d0e 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW_DM
+++ b/WHATS_NEW_DM
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 1.02.75 - 
 ================================
+  Synchronize with dead of dmeventd.
   Rename (Blk)DevNames/DevNos dmsetup header to (Blk)DevNamesUsed/DevNosUsed.
   Add configure --with-veritysetup for independent veritysetup tool.
   Properly support passed in dmevent path in dm_event_register_handler().
diff --git a/daemons/dmeventd/dmeventd.c b/daemons/dmeventd/dmeventd.c
index ab9d23d3d..801c984f5 100644
--- a/daemons/dmeventd/dmeventd.c
+++ b/daemons/dmeventd/dmeventd.c
@@ -1893,6 +1893,13 @@ static void restart(void)
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
+	/* Let's wait a bit till deamon dies - spaming him with messages meanwhile */
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
+		if (daemon_talk(&fifos, &msg, DM_EVENT_CMD_DIE, "-", "-", 0, 0))
+			break; /* yep, it's dead probably */
+		usleep(10);
+	}
+
 	fini_fifos(&fifos);
 }