1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/xt/create-many-inboxes.t b/xt/create-many-inboxes.t
index 0c2de40d..f44334cc 100644
--- a/xt/create-many-inboxes.t
+++ b/xt/create-many-inboxes.t
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ my @children;
  for my $i (1..$nproc) {
          my ($r, $w);
          pipe($r, $w) or BAIL_OUT $!;
-        my $pid = fork;
+        my $pid = fork // BAIL_OUT "fork: $!";
          if ($pid == 0) {
                  close $w;
                  while (my $i = <$r>) {
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ for my $i (1..$nproc) {
                  }
                  _exit(0);
          }
-        defined $pid or BAIL_OUT "fork: $!";
          close $r or BAIL_OUT $!;
          push @children, [ $w, $pid ];
          $w->autoflush(1);