diff --git a/src/os/os_test.go b/src/os/os_test.go
index d2e8ed5d82..698dbca91e 100644
--- a/src/os/os_test.go
+++ b/src/os/os_test.go
@@ -2298,6 +2298,7 @@ func TestLongPath(t *testing.T) {
 
 func testKillProcess(t *testing.T, processKiller func(p *Process)) {
 	testenv.MustHaveExec(t)
+	t.Parallel()
 
 	// Re-exec the test binary itself to emulate "sleep 1".
 	cmd := osexec.Command(Args[0], "-test.run", "TestSleep")
@@ -2305,14 +2306,15 @@ func testKillProcess(t *testing.T, processKiller func(p *Process)) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to start test process: %v", err)
 	}
-	go func() {
-		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
-		processKiller(cmd.Process)
+
+	defer func() {
+		if err := cmd.Wait(); err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("Test process succeeded, but expected to fail")
+		}
 	}()
-	err = cmd.Wait()
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("Test process succeeded, but expected to fail")
-	}
+
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	processKiller(cmd.Process)
 }
 
 // TestSleep emulates "sleep 1". It is a helper for testKillProcess, so we