Index: source/Plugins/Process/POSIX/ProcessPOSIX.cpp
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--- source/Plugins/Process/POSIX/ProcessPOSIX.cpp	(revision 153764)
+++ source/Plugins/Process/POSIX/ProcessPOSIX.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
         // limbo).
         m_exit_now = true;
 
-        if (kill(m_monitor->GetPID(), SIGKILL) && error.Success())
+        if ((m_monitor == NULL || kill(m_monitor->GetPID(), SIGKILL)) && error.Success())
         {
             error.SetErrorToErrno();
             return error;