diff --git a/src/process/wait.rs b/src/process/wait.rs
index 4d0e6e25d..bbc2c12e5 100644
--- a/src/process/wait.rs
+++ b/src/process/wait.rs
@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@ pub enum WaitId<'a> {
 /// [Linux]: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/waitpid.2.html
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "wasi"))]
 #[inline]
-pub fn waitpid(pid: Option<Pid>, waitopts: WaitOptions) -> io::Result<Option<WaitStatus>> {
-    Ok(backend::process::syscalls::waitpid(pid, waitopts)?.map(|(_, status)| status))
+pub fn waitpid(pid: Option<Pid>, waitopts: WaitOptions) -> io::Result<Option<(Pid, WaitStatus)>> {
+    backend::process::syscalls::waitpid(pid, waitopts)
 }
 
 /// `waitpid(-pgid, waitopts)`—Wait for a process in a specific process group
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ pub fn waitpid(pid: Option<Pid>, waitopts: WaitOptions) -> io::Result<Option<Wai
 /// [Linux]: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/waitpid.2.html
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "wasi"))]
 #[inline]
-pub fn waitpgid(pgid: Pid, waitopts: WaitOptions) -> io::Result<Option<WaitStatus>> {
-    Ok(backend::process::syscalls::waitpgid(pgid, waitopts)?.map(|(_, status)| status))
+pub fn waitpgid(pgid: Pid, waitopts: WaitOptions) -> io::Result<Option<(Pid, WaitStatus)>> {
+    backend::process::syscalls::waitpgid(pgid, waitopts)
 }
 
 /// `wait(waitopts)`—Wait for any of the children of calling process to
diff --git a/tests/process/wait.rs b/tests/process/wait.rs
index 8c07ddab5..5658faca5 100644
--- a/tests/process/wait.rs
+++ b/tests/process/wait.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fn test_waitpid_none() {
         .expect("failed to execute child");
     unsafe { kill(child.id() as _, SIGSTOP) };
 
-    let status = process::waitpid(None, process::WaitOptions::UNTRACED)
+    let (_, status) = process::waitpid(None, process::WaitOptions::UNTRACED)
         .expect("failed to wait")
         .unwrap();
     assert!(status.stopped());
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fn test_waitpid_some() {
     unsafe { kill(child.id() as _, SIGSTOP) };
 
     let pid = process::Pid::from_child(&child);
-    let status = process::waitpid(Some(pid), process::WaitOptions::UNTRACED)
+    let (_, status) = process::waitpid(Some(pid), process::WaitOptions::UNTRACED)
         .expect("failed to wait")
         .unwrap();
     assert!(status.stopped());
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ fn test_waitpgid() {
     unsafe { kill(child.id() as _, SIGSTOP) };
 
     let pgid = process::getpgrp();
-    let status = process::waitpgid(pgid, process::WaitOptions::UNTRACED)
+    let (_, status) = process::waitpgid(pgid, process::WaitOptions::UNTRACED)
         .expect("failed to wait")
         .unwrap();
     assert!(status.stopped());