diff --git a/client/utilities.cpp b/client/utilities.cpp
index 1cc69aeb1..4caa8f70b 100755
--- a/client/utilities.cpp
+++ b/client/utilities.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ bool Utils::killProcessByName(const QString &name)
 #elif defined Q_OS_IOS || defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
     return false;
 #else
-    QProcess::execute(QString("pkill %1").arg(name));
+    return QProcess::execute(QString("pkill %1").arg(name)) == 0;
 #endif
 }