1 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/nxt_process.c b/src/nxt_process.c
index ce2de774..f445f0f5 100644
--- a/src/nxt_process.c
+++ b/src/nxt_process.c
@@ -370,18 +370,14 @@ nxt_process_pipe_timer(nxt_fd_t fd, short event)
 static nxt_int_t
 nxt_process_check_pid_status(const nxt_fd_t *gc_pipe)
 {
-    int8_t   status;
+    int8_t   status = -1;
     ssize_t  ret;
 
     close(gc_pipe[1]);
 
     ret = nxt_process_pipe_timer(gc_pipe[0], POLLIN);
     if (ret == NXT_OK) {
-        ret = read(gc_pipe[0], &status, sizeof(int8_t));
-    }
-
-    if (ret <= 0) {
-        status = -1;
+        read(gc_pipe[0], &status, sizeof(int8_t));
     }
 
     close(gc_pipe[0]);