diff --git a/src/commands.c b/src/commands.c
index cef51d35..c048004b 100644
--- a/src/commands.c
+++ b/src/commands.c
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 #else
 # define FILE_LIST_SEPARATOR ' '
 #endif
-
-#ifndef HAVE_UNISTD_H
-pid_t getpid ();
-#endif
 
 
 static unsigned long
@@ -599,7 +595,7 @@ fatal_error_signal (int sig)
 #else
   /* Signal the same code; this time it will really be fatal.  The signal
      will be unblocked when we return and arrive then to kill us.  */
-  if (kill (getpid (), sig) < 0)
+  if (kill (make_pid (), sig) < 0)
     pfatal_with_name ("kill");
 #endif /* not WINDOWS32 */
 #endif /* not Amiga */
diff --git a/src/makeint.h b/src/makeint.h
index fce1afe1..6bcb0c2c 100644
--- a/src/makeint.h
+++ b/src/makeint.h
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ void die (int) NORETURN;
 void pfatal_with_name (const char *) NORETURN;
 void perror_with_name (const char *, const char *);
 #define xstrlen(_s) ((_s)==NULL ? 0 : strlen (_s))
+pid_t make_pid ();
 void *xmalloc (size_t);
 void *xcalloc (size_t);
 void *xrealloc (void *, size_t);
diff --git a/src/misc.c b/src/misc.c
index 4f6bbf85..b03f2a3a 100644
--- a/src/misc.c
+++ b/src/misc.c
@@ -173,6 +173,16 @@ concat (unsigned int num, ...)
   return result;
 }
 
+
+#ifndef HAVE_UNISTD_H
+pid_t getpid ();
+#endif
+
+pid_t make_pid ()
+{
+  return getpid ();
+}
+
 /* Like malloc but get fatal error if memory is exhausted.  */
 /* Don't bother if we're using dmalloc; it provides these for us.  */