1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/bin/emerge b/bin/emerge
index 95169c14..b56eeb33 100755
--- a/bin/emerge
+++ b/bin/emerge
@@ -3960,13 +3960,13 @@ def action_sync(settings, trees, mtimedb, myopts, myaction):
 					# This is the same code rsync uses for timeout.
 					exitcode = 30
 				else:
-					if mypids:
-						portage_exec.spawned_pids.remove(mypids[0])
 					if exitcode != os.EX_OK:
 						if exitcode & 0xff:
 							exitcode = (exitcode & 0xff) << 8
 						else:
 							exitcode >> 8
+				if mypids:
+					portage_exec.spawned_pids.remove(mypids[0])
 				if content:
 					try:
 						servertimestamp = time.mktime(time.strptime(