diff --git a/gdb/windows-nat.c b/gdb/windows-nat.c
index e25ae81f..964d87c2 100644
--- a/gdb/windows-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/windows-nat.c
@@ -2352,7 +2352,7 @@ windows_xfer_memory (gdb_byte *readbuf, const gdb_byte *writebuf,
 void
 windows_nat_target::kill ()
 {
-  CHECK (TerminateProcess (windows_process->handle, 0));
+  CHECK (TerminateProcess (windows_process->handle, 137));
 
   for (;;)
     {
diff --git a/gdbserver/win32-low.cc b/gdbserver/win32-low.cc
index ddc5e547..adb4c08b 100644
--- a/gdbserver/win32-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/win32-low.cc
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ win32_clear_process ()
 int
 win32_process_target::kill (process_info *process)
 {
-  TerminateProcess (windows_process.handle, 0);
+  TerminateProcess (windows_process.handle, 137);
   for (;;)
     {
       if (!child_continue (DBG_CONTINUE, -1))