diff --git a/atom/common/platform_util_linux.cc b/atom/common/platform_util_linux.cc
index 8fad8609342a..63ee0bdcefbb 100644
--- a/atom/common/platform_util_linux.cc
+++ b/atom/common/platform_util_linux.cc
@@ -32,16 +32,15 @@ bool XDGUtilV(const std::vector<std::string>& argv, const bool wait_for_exit) {
   if (!process.IsValid())
     return false;
 
-  if (!wait_for_exit) {
-    base::EnsureProcessGetsReaped(process.Pid());
-    return true;
+  if (wait_for_exit) {
+    int exit_code = -1;
+    if (!process.WaitForExit(&exit_code))
+      return false;
+    return (exit_code == 0);
   }
 
-  int exit_code = -1;
-  if (!process.WaitForExit(&exit_code))
-    return false;
-
-  return (exit_code == 0);
+  base::EnsureProcessGetsReaped(std::move(process));
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool XDGUtil(const std::string& util,