diff --git a/app/models/miq_worker.rb b/app/models/miq_worker.rb
index d22d6a69025..38f34809701 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_worker.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_worker.rb
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ def kill
         _log.info("Killing worker: ID [#{id}], PID [#{pid}], GUID [#{guid}], status [#{status}]")
         Process.kill(9, pid)
         loop do
-          break unless alive?
+          break unless is_alive?
           sleep(0.01)
         end
       rescue Errno::ESRCH