diff --git a/src/System.Diagnostics.Process/src/Microsoft/Win32/SafeHandles/SafeProcessHandle.Unix.cs b/src/System.Diagnostics.Process/src/Microsoft/Win32/SafeHandles/SafeProcessHandle.Unix.cs
index e25e6d95fb38..6b90e4291db2 100644
--- a/src/System.Diagnostics.Process/src/Microsoft/Win32/SafeHandles/SafeProcessHandle.Unix.cs
+++ b/src/System.Diagnostics.Process/src/Microsoft/Win32/SafeHandles/SafeProcessHandle.Unix.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public sealed partial class SafeProcessHandle : SafeHandleZeroOrMinusOneIsInvali
         private readonly bool _releaseRef;
 
         internal SafeProcessHandle(int processId, SafeWaitHandle handle) : 
-            this(handle.DangerousGetHandle(), ownsHandle: false)
+            this(handle.DangerousGetHandle(), ownsHandle: true)
         {
             ProcessId = processId;
             _handle = handle;