diff --git a/lib/datadog/core/utils/at_fork_monkey_patch.rb b/lib/datadog/core/utils/at_fork_monkey_patch.rb
index dbb99a6ebd3..13d45863cef 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/core/utils/at_fork_monkey_patch.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/core/utils/at_fork_monkey_patch.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def _fork
 
             pid = super
 
-            datadog_at_fork_blocks[:child].each(&:call) if datadog_at_fork_blocks.key?(:child) && pid == 0
+            datadog_at_fork_blocks[:child].each(&:call) if pid == 0 && datadog_at_fork_blocks.key?(:child)
 
             pid
           end