diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
index ed9044382a8..08b500b9c82 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ impl Command {
         let (env_lock, pid) = unsafe { (sys::os::env_read_lock(), cvt(libc::fork())?) };
 
         if pid == 0 {
+            crate::panic::always_abort();
             mem::forget(env_lock);
             drop(input);
             let Err(err) = unsafe { self.do_exec(theirs, envp.as_ref()) };