diff --git a/tests/soak-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/soak/interruptlm/LargeMessageInterruptTest.java b/tests/soak-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/soak/interruptlm/LargeMessageInterruptTest.java
index 63ec63e63e4..544265053bb 100644
--- a/tests/soak-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/soak/interruptlm/LargeMessageInterruptTest.java
+++ b/tests/soak-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/soak/interruptlm/LargeMessageInterruptTest.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public void before() throws Exception {
    }
 
    private void killProcess(Process process) throws Exception {
-      Runtime.getRuntime().exec("kill -SIGINT " + process.pid());
+      process.destroy();
    }
 
    @Test