diff --git a/lib/child_process.js b/lib/child_process.js
index 2c4921c733..8f26318939 100644
--- a/lib/child_process.js
+++ b/lib/child_process.js
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ ChildProcess.prototype.kill = function(sig) {
   }
 
   if (this._internal) {
+    this.killed = true;
     var r = this._internal.kill(signal);
     // TODO: raise error if r == -1?
   }
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-exec.js b/test/pummel/test-exec.js
index 87dff6c36d..92b061ff63 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-exec.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-exec.js
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@
 // OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
 // USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-// libuv-broken
-
-
 var common = require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var exec = require('child_process').exec;