diff --git a/uppsrc/Core/LocalProcess.cpp b/uppsrc/Core/LocalProcess.cpp
index bf29517e0..e08e36d94 100644
--- a/uppsrc/Core/LocalProcess.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/Core/LocalProcess.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ void LocalProcess::Free() {
 	if(epipe[1] >= 0) { close(epipe[1]); epipe[1] = -1; }
 	if(pid) waitpid(pid, 0, WNOHANG | WUNTRACED);
 	pid = 0;
-	exit_code = Null;
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -71,6 +70,7 @@ bool LocalProcess::DoStart(const char *command, const Vector<String> *arg, bool
 	LLOG("LocalProcess::Start(\"" << command << "\")");
 
 	Kill();
+	exit_code = Null;
 
 	while(*command && (byte)*command <= ' ')
 		command++;