diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Worker.php b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Worker.php
index c0c1df1e79cd..a8bd580266f9 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Worker.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Worker.php
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ protected function registerTimeoutHandler(WorkerOptions $options)
         pcntl_async_signals(true);
 
         pcntl_signal(SIGALRM, function () {
+            if (extension_loaded('posix')) {
+                posix_kill(getmypid(), SIGKILL);
+            }
+
             exit(1);
         });