diff --git a/core/os/os2/process_linux.odin b/core/os/os2/process_linux.odin
index ea5ee41b1..7eb4dfa44 100644
--- a/core/os/os2/process_linux.odin
+++ b/core/os/os2/process_linux.odin
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ _process_start :: proc(desc: Process_Desc) -> (process: Process, err: Error) {
 		write_errno_to_parent_and_abort :: proc(parent_fd: linux.Fd, errno: linux.Errno) -> ! {
 			error_byte: [1]u8 = { u8(errno) }
 			linux.write(parent_fd, error_byte[:])
-			intrinsics.trap()
+			linux.exit(126)
 		}
 
 		stdin_fd: linux.Fd
diff --git a/core/os/os2/process_posix.odin b/core/os/os2/process_posix.odin
index 5ac6babc1..776decb0d 100644
--- a/core/os/os2/process_posix.odin
+++ b/core/os/os2/process_posix.odin
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ _process_start :: proc(desc: Process_Desc) -> (process: Process, err: Error) {
 			#assert(len(posix.Errno) < max(u8))
 			errno := u8(posix.errno())
 			posix.write(parent_fd, &errno, 1)
-			runtime.trap()
+			posix.exit(126)
 		}
 
 		null := posix.open("/dev/null", {.RDWR})