diff --git a/src/org/jruby/util/IOHandlerProcess.java b/src/org/jruby/util/IOHandlerProcess.java
index cd68799..125e922 100644
--- a/src/org/jruby/util/IOHandlerProcess.java
+++ b/src/org/jruby/util/IOHandlerProcess.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class IOHandlerProcess extends IOHandlerJavaIO {
         output.close();

         // TODO: to destroy or not destroy the process?
-        process.destroy();
+//        process.destroy();
         process = null;
     }