diff --git a/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp b/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
index 96c338f86bb..eec6eb8303b 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
+++ b/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ Error OS_Unix::execute(const String &p_path, const List<String> &p_arguments, bo
 		int status;
 		waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
 		if (r_exitcode) {
-			*r_exitcode = WEXITSTATUS(status);
+			*r_exitcode = WIFEXITED(status) ? WEXITSTATUS(status) : status;
 		}
 
 	} else {