diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/process.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/process.rs
index 40231bfc90b..fee81744f09 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/process.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/process.rs
@@ -255,11 +255,11 @@ impl ExitStatusError {
 }
 
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Debug)]
-pub struct ExitCode(bool);
+pub struct ExitCode(u8);
 
 impl ExitCode {
-    pub const SUCCESS: ExitCode = ExitCode(false);
-    pub const FAILURE: ExitCode = ExitCode(true);
+    pub const SUCCESS: ExitCode = ExitCode(0);
+    pub const FAILURE: ExitCode = ExitCode(1);
 
     pub fn as_i32(&self) -> i32 {
         self.0 as i32
@@ -268,10 +268,7 @@ impl ExitCode {
 
 impl From<u8> for ExitCode {
     fn from(code: u8) -> Self {
-        match code {
-            0 => Self::SUCCESS,
-            1..=255 => Self::FAILURE,
-        }
+        Self(code)
     }
 }