1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_vxworks.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_vxworks.rs
index c40e7ada0..f70d3cb39 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_vxworks.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_vxworks.rs
@@ -144,12 +144,9 @@ impl Process {
     pub fn kill(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
         // If we've already waited on this process then the pid can be recycled
         // and used for another process, and we probably shouldn't be killing
-        // random processes, so just return an error.
+        // random processes, so return Ok because the process has exited already.
         if self.status.is_some() {
-            Err(io::const_io_error!(
-                ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                "invalid argument: can't kill an exited process",
-            ))
+            Ok(())
         } else {
             cvt(unsafe { libc::kill(self.pid, libc::SIGKILL) }).map(drop)
         }