diff --git a/src/support/ChangeLog b/src/support/ChangeLog
index 315a310736..cae26d10ef 100644
--- a/src/support/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/support/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-02-03  Angus Leeming  <leeming@lyx.org>
+
+	* forkedcall.C (running): call the lyx::kill wrapper function
+	rather than the system kill.
+
 2005-01-20  Angus Leeming  <leeming@lyx.org>
 
 	* filetools.[Ch] (LibScriptSearch): backport the 1.4.x code so
diff --git a/src/support/forkedcall.C b/src/support/forkedcall.C
index eff8182530..39063f02a5 100644
--- a/src/support/forkedcall.C
+++ b/src/support/forkedcall.C
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ bool ForkedProcess::running() const
 	waitpid(pid(), &waitstatus, WNOHANG);
 
 	// Racy of course, but it will do.
-	if (::kill(pid(), 0) && errno == ESRCH)
+	if (lyx::kill(pid(), 0) && errno == ESRCH)
 		return false;
 	return true;
 }