diff --git a/lib/gitlab/sidekiq_signals.rb b/lib/gitlab/sidekiq_signals.rb
index b704ee9a0a9d991eb7386dcf33995e1d12457dad..82462544d07b1191aa5b7d7079b76dc72702f04f 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/sidekiq_signals.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/sidekiq_signals.rb
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ module Gitlab
     # signals from outside the process group, but that isn't fatal.
     def self.blindly_signal_pgroup!(signal)
       old_trap = trap(signal, 'IGNORE')
-      Process.kill(signal, "-#{Process.getpgrp}")
-      trap(signal, old_trap)
+      begin
+        Process.kill(signal, 0)
+      ensure
+        trap(signal, old_trap)
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/sidekiq_signals_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/sidekiq_signals_spec.rb
index 4483224f49d00c03673b7f72a794371f3734738f..77ecd1840d20469be8cee65c4b4b2f5c775d0224 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/sidekiq_signals_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/sidekiq_signals_spec.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe Gitlab::SidekiqSignals do
 
           expect(Process)
             .to receive(:kill)
-            .with(signal, "-#{Process.pid}")
+            .with(signal, 0)
             .ordered
 
           expect(described_class)