diff --git a/include/uv.h b/include/uv.h
index 88afed44..175840cf 100644
--- a/include/uv.h
+++ b/include/uv.h
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ typedef enum {
   UV_EAISERVICE,
   UV_EAISOCKTYPE,
   UV_ESHUTDOWN,
-  UV_EEXIST
+  UV_EEXIST,
+  UV_ESRCH
 } uv_err_code;
 
 typedef enum {
diff --git a/src/unix/error.c b/src/unix/error.c
index ac8bdd72..f79d2db1 100644
--- a/src/unix/error.c
+++ b/src/unix/error.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ static int uv__translate_lib_error(int code) {
     case UV_ENOTCONN: return ENOTCONN;
     case UV_EEXIST: return EEXIST;
     case UV_EHOSTUNREACH: return EHOSTUNREACH;
+    case UV_ESRCH: return ESRCH;
     default: return -1;
   }
 
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ uv_err_code uv_translate_sys_error(int sys_errno) {
     case EEXIST: return UV_EEXIST;
     case EHOSTUNREACH: return UV_EHOSTUNREACH;
     case EAI_NONAME: return UV_ENOENT;
+    case ESRCH: return UV_ESRCH;
     default: return UV_UNKNOWN;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/test-spawn.c b/test/test-spawn.c
index 192644ba..68720114 100644
--- a/test/test-spawn.c
+++ b/test/test-spawn.c
@@ -68,11 +68,13 @@ static void kill_cb(uv_process_t* process, int exit_status, int term_signal) {
   ASSERT(no_term_signal || term_signal == 15);
   uv_close((uv_handle_t*)process, close_cb);
 
-  /* Sending signum == 0 should check if the
+  /*
+   * Sending signum == 0 should check if the
    * child process is still alive, not kill it.
+   * This process should be dead.
    */
   err = uv_kill(process->pid, 0);
-  ASSERT(err.code != UV_OK);
+  ASSERT(err.code == UV_ESRCH);
 }