diff --git a/extra/io/unix/launcher/launcher.factor b/extra/io/unix/launcher/launcher.factor
index b44ac80159..93278e2b1a 100755
--- a/extra/io/unix/launcher/launcher.factor
+++ b/extra/io/unix/launcher/launcher.factor
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ M: unix-io process-stream*
         2drop t
     ] [
         find-process dup [
-            >r *uint r> notify-exit f
+            >r *int WEXITSTATUS r> notify-exit f
         ] [
             2drop f
         ] if
diff --git a/extra/unix/process/process.factor b/extra/unix/process/process.factor
index fb4271ea23..8b7144b979 100755
--- a/extra/unix/process/process.factor
+++ b/extra/unix/process/process.factor
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ IN: unix.process
     fork dup zero? -roll swap curry if ; inline
 
 : wait-for-pid ( pid -- status )
-    0 <int> [ 0 waitpid drop ] keep *int ;
\ No newline at end of file
+    0 <int> [ 0 waitpid drop ] keep *int WEXITSTATUS ;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extra/unix/unix.factor b/extra/unix/unix.factor
index 7c3467b052..750a4b5044 100755
--- a/extra/unix/unix.factor
+++ b/extra/unix/unix.factor
@@ -177,31 +177,39 @@ FUNCTION: int kill ( pid_t pid, int sig ) ;
 
 ! Flags for waitpid
 
-: WNOHANG   1 ;
-: WUNTRACED 2 ;
+: WNOHANG   1 ; inline
+: WUNTRACED 2 ; inline
 
-: WSTOPPED   2 ;
-: WEXITED    4 ;
-: WCONTINUED 8 ;
-: WNOWAIT    HEX: 1000000 ;
+: WSTOPPED   2 ; inline
+: WEXITED    4 ; inline
+: WCONTINUED 8 ; inline
+: WNOWAIT    HEX: 1000000 ; inline
 
 ! Examining status
 
-: WTERMSIG ( status -- value ) HEX: 7f bitand ;
+: WTERMSIG ( status -- value )
+    HEX: 7f bitand ; inline
 
-: WIFEXITED ( status -- ? ) WTERMSIG zero? ;
+: WIFEXITED ( status -- ? )
+    WTERMSIG zero? ; inline
 
-: WEXITSTATUS ( status -- value ) HEX: ff00 bitand -8 shift ;
+: WEXITSTATUS ( status -- value )
+    HEX: ff00 bitand -8 shift ; inline
 
-: WIFSIGNALED ( status -- ? ) HEX: 7f bitand 1+ -1 shift 0 > ;
+: WIFSIGNALED ( status -- ? )
+    HEX: 7f bitand 1+ -1 shift 0 > ; inline
 
-: WCOREFLAG ( -- value ) HEX: 80 ;
+: WCOREFLAG ( -- value )
+    HEX: 80 ; inline
 
-: WCOREDUMP ( status -- ? ) WCOREFLAG bitand zero? not ;
+: WCOREDUMP ( status -- ? )
+    WCOREFLAG bitand zero? not ; inline
 
-: WIFSTOPPED ( status -- ? ) HEX: ff bitand HEX: 7f = ;
+: WIFSTOPPED ( status -- ? )
+    HEX: ff bitand HEX: 7f = ; inline
 
-: WSTOPSIG ( status -- value ) WEXITSTATUS ;
+: WSTOPSIG ( status -- value )
+    WEXITSTATUS ; inline
 
 FUNCTION: pid_t wait ( int* status ) ;
 FUNCTION: pid_t waitpid ( pid_t wpid, int* status, int options ) ;