diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl.c b/tools/libxl/libxl.c
index 36e72cf..df3ddc0 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl.c
@@ -726,8 +726,8 @@ static char ** libxl_build_device_model_args(struct libxl_ctx *ctx,
     return (char **) flexarray_contents(dm_args);
 }
 
-void dm_xenstore_record_pid(struct libxl_ctx *ctx, void *for_spawn,
-                            pid_t innerchild) {
+void dm_xenstore_record_pid(void *for_spawn, pid_t innerchild)
+{
     struct libxl_device_model_starting *starting = for_spawn;
     char *kvs[3];
     int rc;
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_exec.c b/tools/libxl/libxl_exec.c
index 011ed84..e8cc74c 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_exec.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_exec.c
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ void libxl_report_child_exitstatus(struct libxl_ctx *ctx,
 int libxl_spawn_spawn(struct libxl_ctx *ctx,
                       libxl_device_model_starting *starting,
                       const char *what,
-                      void (*intermediate_hook)(struct libxl_ctx *ctx,
-                                                void *for_spawn,
+                      void (*intermediate_hook)(void *for_spawn,
                                                 pid_t innerchild))
 {
     pid_t child, got;
@@ -127,18 +126,19 @@ int libxl_spawn_spawn(struct libxl_ctx *ctx,
 
     /* we are now the intermediate process */
 
-    child = libxl_fork(ctx);
-    if (!child) return 0; /* caller runs child code */
-    if (child < 0) exit(255);
+    child = fork();
+    if (child == -1)
+        exit(255);
+    if (!child)
+        return 0; /* caller runs child code */
 
-    intermediate_hook(ctx, starting, child);
+    intermediate_hook(starting, child);
 
     if (!for_spawn) _exit(0); /* just detach then */
 
     got = call_waitpid(ctx->waitpid_instead, child, &status, 0);
     assert(got == child);
 
-    libxl_report_child_exitstatus(ctx, what, child, status);
     _exit(WIFEXITED(status) ? WEXITSTATUS(status) :
           WIFSIGNALED(status) && WTERMSIG(status) < 127
           ? WTERMSIG(status)+128 : -1);
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.h b/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.h
index 14952ca..7664e59 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.h
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_internal.h
@@ -181,9 +181,7 @@ struct libxl_device_model_starting {
 int libxl_spawn_spawn(struct libxl_ctx *ctx,
                       libxl_device_model_starting *starting,
                       const char *what,
-                      void (*intermediate_hook)(struct libxl_ctx *ctx,
-                                                void *for_spawn,
-                                                pid_t innerchild));
+                      void (*intermediate_hook)(void *for_spawn, pid_t innerchild));
   /* Logs errors.  A copy of "what" is taken.  Return values:
    *  < 0   error, for_spawn need not be detached
    *   +1   caller is now the inner child, should probably call libxl_exec