diff --git a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/sigchld_service.hpp b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/sigchld_service.hpp
index 7e92f569..4eb6de6c 100644
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/sigchld_service.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/sigchld_service.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <functional>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <list>
 
 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace posix {
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ class sigchld_service : public boost::asio::detail::service_base<sigchld_service
     boost::asio::strand<boost::asio::io_context::executor_type> _strand{get_io_context().get_executor()};
     boost::asio::signal_set _signal_set{get_io_context(), SIGCHLD};
 
-    std::vector<std::pair<::pid_t, std::function<void(int, std::error_code)>>> _receivers;
+    std::list<std::pair<::pid_t, std::function<void(int, std::error_code)>>> _receivers;
     inline void _handle_signal(const boost::system::error_code & ec);
 public:
     sigchld_service(boost::asio::io_context & io_context)