diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/execution/process/UnixProcessManager.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/execution/process/UnixProcessManager.java
index 0507c03ebe93..e90f4b2611a6 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/execution/process/UnixProcessManager.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/execution/process/UnixProcessManager.java
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ public class UnixProcessManager {
   public static boolean sendSignalToProcessTree(int processId, int signal) {
     checkCLib();
 
-    final int our_pid = C_LIB.getpid();
+    final int ourPid = C_LIB.getpid();
+    return sendSignalToProcessTree(processId, signal, ourPid);
+  }
+
+  public static boolean sendSignalToProcessTree(int processId, int signal, int ourPid) {
     if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
       LOG.debug("Sending signal " + signal + " to process tree with root PID " + processId);
     }
@@ -124,7 +128,7 @@ public class UnixProcessManager {
     final ProcessInfo processInfo = new ProcessInfo();
     final List<Integer> childrenPids = new ArrayList<Integer>();
 
-    findChildProcesses(our_pid, processId, foundPid, processInfo, childrenPids);
+    findChildProcesses(ourPid, processId, foundPid, processInfo, childrenPids);
 
     // result is true if signal was sent to at least one process
     final boolean result;