diff --git a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/os/UnixProcess.java b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/os/UnixProcess.java
index cd7af38cfc223..555eee1c5e9ea 100644
--- a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/os/UnixProcess.java
+++ b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/os/UnixProcess.java
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public int destroy() {
       if (!isRunning()) {
         return getExitCode();
       }
+      log.info("Command failed to close cleanly. Destroying forcefully (v2). " + this);
     }
 
     watchdog.destroyHarder();
@@ -243,9 +244,7 @@ private void waitForTerminationAfterDestroy(int duration, TimeUnit unit) {
     }
 
     private void destroyHarder() {
-      log.info("Command failed to close cleanly. Destroying forcefully (v2). " + this);
-      Process ourProc = process;
-      ProcessUtils.killProcess(ourProc);
+      ProcessUtils.killProcess(process);
     }
   }