1 files changed, 3 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/zencore/thread.cpp b/zencore/thread.cpp
index f01cba7a8..c710930a6 100644
--- a/zencore/thread.cpp
+++ b/zencore/thread.cpp
@@ -650,9 +650,7 @@ ProcessHandle::IsRunning() const
 	GetExitCodeProcess(m_ProcessHandle, &ExitCode);
 	bActive = (ExitCode == STILL_ACTIVE);
 #elif ZEN_PLATFORM_LINUX
-	StringBuilder<64> ProcPath;
-	ProcPath << "/proc/" << m_Pid;
-	bActive = (access(ProcPath.c_str(), F_OK) != 0);
+	bActive = (kill(pid_t(m_Pid), 0) == 0);
 #else
 #	error Check process control on this platform
 #endif
@@ -1130,13 +1128,8 @@ IsProcessRunning(int pid)
 	CloseHandle(hProc);
 
 	return true;
-#elif ZEN_PLATFORM_LINUX
-	char Buffer[64];
-	sprintf(Buffer, "/proc/%d", pid);
-	return access(Buffer, F_OK) == 0;
-#elif ZEN_PLATFORM_MAC
-	kill(pid_t(pid), 0);
-	return errno != ESRCH;
+#elif ZEN_PLATFORM_LINUX || ZEN_PLATFORM_MAC
+	return (kill(pid_t(pid), 0) == 0);
 #endif
 }