1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/util/util.c b/lib/util/util.c
index 100d3d84ab..b50d28afcf 100644
--- a/lib/util/util.c
+++ b/lib/util/util.c
@@ -286,7 +286,9 @@ _PUBLIC_ bool process_exists_by_pid(pid_t pid)
 {
 	/* Doing kill with a non-positive pid causes messages to be
 	 * sent to places we don't want. */
-	SMB_ASSERT(pid > 0);
+	if (pid <= 0) {
+		return false;
+	}
 	return(kill(pid,0) == 0 || errno != ESRCH);
 }