Index: server/mpm/event/event.c
===================================================================
--- server/mpm/event/event.c	(revision 1673237)
+++ server/mpm/event/event.c	(working copy)
@@ -2698,8 +2698,9 @@
                     /* we're still doing a 1-for-1 replacement of dead
                      * children with new children
                      */
-                    make_child(ap_server_conf, child_slot);
-                    --remaining_children_to_start;
+                    if (make_child(ap_server_conf, child_slot) >= 0) {
+                        --remaining_children_to_start;
+                    }
                 }
             }
             else if (ap_unregister_extra_mpm_process(pid.pid, &old_gen) == 1) {
Index: server/mpm/prefork/prefork.c
===================================================================
--- server/mpm/prefork/prefork.c	(revision 1673237)
+++ server/mpm/prefork/prefork.c	(working copy)
@@ -1048,8 +1048,9 @@
                     /* we're still doing a 1-for-1 replacement of dead
                      * children with new children
                      */
-                    make_child(ap_server_conf, child_slot);
-                    --remaining_children_to_start;
+                    if (make_child(ap_server_conf, child_slot) >= 0) {
+                        --remaining_children_to_start;
+                    }
                 }
 #if APR_HAS_OTHER_CHILD
             }
Index: server/mpm/worker/worker.c
===================================================================
--- server/mpm/worker/worker.c	(revision 1673237)
+++ server/mpm/worker/worker.c	(working copy)
@@ -1709,8 +1709,9 @@
                     /* we're still doing a 1-for-1 replacement of dead
                      * children with new children
                      */
-                    make_child(ap_server_conf, child_slot);
-                    --remaining_children_to_start;
+                    if (make_child(ap_server_conf, child_slot) >= 0) {
+                        --remaining_children_to_start;
+                    }
                 }
             }
             else if (ap_unregister_extra_mpm_process(pid.pid, &old_gen) == 1) {