diff --git a/misc/ext.d/archive.sh b/misc/ext.d/archive.sh
index 91f8c50fc..e6105fdc1 100755
--- a/misc/ext.d/archive.sh
+++ b/misc/ext.d/archive.sh
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ view)
     do_view_action "${filetype}"
     ;;
 open)
-    ("${MC_XDG_OPEN}" "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1 &) || \
+    ("${MC_XDG_OPEN}" "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1) || \
         do_open_action "${filetype}" "${pager}"
     ;;
 *)
diff --git a/misc/ext.d/doc.sh.in b/misc/ext.d/doc.sh.in
index e2d4b6cda..c8e83cfee 100644
--- a/misc/ext.d/doc.sh.in
+++ b/misc/ext.d/doc.sh.in
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ view)
     do_view_action "${filetype}"
     ;;
 open)
-    ("${MC_XDG_OPEN}" "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1 &) || \
+    ("${MC_XDG_OPEN}" "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1) || \
         do_open_action "${filetype}"
     ;;
 *)
diff --git a/misc/ext.d/image.sh b/misc/ext.d/image.sh
index 6535554a2..05161adba 100755
--- a/misc/ext.d/image.sh
+++ b/misc/ext.d/image.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ view)
     do_view_action "${filetype}"
     ;;
 open)
-    ("${MC_XDG_OPEN}" "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1 &) || \
+    ("${MC_XDG_OPEN}" "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1) || \
         do_open_action "${filetype}"
     ;;
 *)
diff --git a/misc/ext.d/misc.sh.in b/misc/ext.d/misc.sh.in
index 3d3767d87..e76025ead 100644
--- a/misc/ext.d/misc.sh.in
+++ b/misc/ext.d/misc.sh.in
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ view)
     do_view_action "${filetype}"
     ;;
 open)
-    ("${MC_XDG_OPEN}" "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1 &) || \
+    ("${MC_XDG_OPEN}" "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1) || \
         do_open_action "${filetype}"
     ;;
 *)
diff --git a/misc/ext.d/package.sh b/misc/ext.d/package.sh
index 07be8ee4c..fc1aa1f1d 100755
--- a/misc/ext.d/package.sh
+++ b/misc/ext.d/package.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ view)
     do_view_action "${filetype}"
     ;;
 open)
-    ("${MC_XDG_OPEN}" "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1 &) || \
+    ("${MC_XDG_OPEN}" "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1) || \
         do_open_action "${filetype}"
     ;;
 *)
diff --git a/misc/ext.d/sound.sh b/misc/ext.d/sound.sh
index b10d50af3..a7b6025dc 100755
--- a/misc/ext.d/sound.sh
+++ b/misc/ext.d/sound.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ view)
     do_view_action "${filetype}"
     ;;
 open)
-    ("${MC_XDG_OPEN}" "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1 &) || \
+    ("${MC_XDG_OPEN}" "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1) || \
         do_open_action "${filetype}"
     ;;
 *)
diff --git a/misc/ext.d/text.sh.in b/misc/ext.d/text.sh.in
index 28aa337c7..b47425876 100644
--- a/misc/ext.d/text.sh.in
+++ b/misc/ext.d/text.sh.in
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ view)
     do_view_action "${filetype}"
     ;;
 open)
-    ("${MC_XDG_OPEN}" "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1 &) || \
+    ("${MC_XDG_OPEN}" "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1) || \
         do_open_action "${filetype}" "${pager}"
     ;;
 *)
diff --git a/misc/ext.d/video.sh b/misc/ext.d/video.sh
index 42104af52..ff038c832 100755
--- a/misc/ext.d/video.sh
+++ b/misc/ext.d/video.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ view)
     do_view_action "${filetype}"
     ;;
 open)
-    ("${MC_XDG_OPEN}" "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1 &) || \
+    ("${MC_XDG_OPEN}" "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1) || \
         do_open_action "${filetype}"
     ;;
 *)
diff --git a/misc/ext.d/web.sh.in b/misc/ext.d/web.sh.in
index 2a57c952b..4a86e9401 100644
--- a/misc/ext.d/web.sh.in
+++ b/misc/ext.d/web.sh.in
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ view)
     do_view_action "${filetype}"
     ;;
 open)
-    ("${MC_XDG_OPEN}" "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1 &) || \
+    ("${MC_XDG_OPEN}" "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1) || \
         do_open_action "${filetype}"
     ;;
 *)