diff --git a/io.c b/io.c

index 1d440c1..07d8368 100644

--- a/io.c

+++ b/io.c

@@ -2599,7 +2599,7 @@ wait_any(int interesting)	/* pid of interest, if any */

 		for (redp = red_head; redp != NULL; redp = redp->next)

 			if (interesting == redp->pid) {

 				redp->pid = -1;

-				redp->status = status;

+				redp->status = sanitize_exit_status(status);

 				break;

 			}

 	}

@@ -2629,7 +2629,7 @@ wait_any(int interesting)	/* pid of interest, if any */

 			for (redp = red_head; redp != NULL; redp = redp->next)

 				if (pid == redp->pid) {

 					redp->pid = -1;

-					redp->status = status;

+					redp->status = sanitize_exit_status(status);

 					break;

 				}

 		}