diff --git a/include/sys/wait.h b/include/sys/wait.h
index 658a236d553..1b67e182440 100644
--- a/include/sys/wait.h
+++ b/include/sys/wait.h
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@
 #define WEXITSTATUS(s)  (((s) >> 8) & 0xff) /* Return exit status */
 #define WIFEXITED(s)    (((s) & 0xff) == 0) /* True: Child exited normally */
 
-#define WIFCONTINUED(s) (false)  /* True: Child has been continued */
-#define WIFSIGNALED(s)  (false)  /* True: Child exited due to uncaught signal */
-#define WIFSTOPPED(s)   (false)  /* True: Child is currently stopped */
-#define WSTOPSIG(s)     (false)  /* Return signal number that caused process to stop */
-#define WTERMSIG(s)     (false)  /* Return signal number that caused process to terminate */
+#define WIFCONTINUED(s) (false)             /* True: Child has been continued */
+#define WIFSIGNALED(s)  (false)             /* True: Child exited due to uncaught signal */
+#define WIFSTOPPED(s)   (false)             /* True: Child is currently stopped */
+#define WSTOPSIG(s)     (false)             /* Return signal number that caused process to stop */
+#define WTERMSIG(s)     (((s) >> 8) & 0x7f) /* Return signal number that caused process to terminate */
 
 /* The following symbolic constants are possible values for the options
  * argument to waitpid() (1) and/or waitid() (2),