diff --git a/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go b/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go
index 897ac58ff93a..592d70bed2dd 100644
--- a/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go
+++ b/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ func (tr *TaskRunner) handleKill() *drivers.ExitResult {
 	// before waiting to kill task
 	if delay := tr.Task().ShutdownDelay; delay != 0 {
 		tr.logger.Debug("waiting before killing task", "shutdown_delay", delay)
-		<-time.After(delay)
+		time.Sleep(delay)
 	}
 
 	// Tell the restart tracker that the task has been killed so it doesn't