1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tests/tail-2/F-vs-missing.sh b/tests/tail-2/F-vs-missing.sh
index 6622f7e42..be20ee3b8 100755
--- a/tests/tail-2/F-vs-missing.sh
+++ b/tests/tail-2/F-vs-missing.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ check_tail_output()
     { sleep $delay; return 1; }
 }
 
+# Terminate any background tail process
+cleanup_() { kill $pid 2>/dev/null && wait $pid; }
+
 # Speedup the non inotify case
 fastpoll='-s.1 --max-unchanged-stats=1'
 
@@ -49,9 +52,7 @@ for mode in '' '---disable-inotify'; do
   tail_re='has appeared' retry_delay_ check_tail_output .1 7 ||
     { echo "$0: file: unexpected delay?"; cat out; fail=1; }
 
-  kill $pid
-
-  wait $pid
+  cleanup_
 done