diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.cpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.cpp
index f3e73a04f..b7e7dcb18 100755
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.cpp
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ int SrsServer::initialize_st()
     
     // check asprocess.
     bool asprocess = _srs_config->get_asprocess();
-    if (ppid == 1) {
+    if (asprocess && ppid == 1) {
         ret = ERROR_SYSTEM_ASSERT_FAILED;
         srs_error("for asprocess, ppid should never be init(1), ret=%d", ret);
         return ret;