diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
index a590c744356..629180fd712 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ impl ExitStatus {
     }
 
     pub fn signal(&self) -> Option<i32> {
-        if !self.exited() { Some(libc::WTERMSIG(self.0)) } else { None }
+        if libc::WIFSIGNALED(self.0) { Some(libc::WTERMSIG(self.0)) } else { None }
     }
 }