diff --git a/benchmark/common.js b/benchmark/common.js
index 88cb8a560f4..080cfc71785 100644
--- a/benchmark/common.js
+++ b/benchmark/common.js
@@ -289,7 +289,13 @@ function formatResult(data) {
 function sendResult(data) {
   if (process.send) {
     // If forked, report by process send
-    process.send(data);
+    process.send(data, () => {
+      // If, for any reason, the process is unable to self close within
+      // a second after completing, forcefully close it.
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        process.exit(0);
+      }, 5000).unref();
+    });
   } else {
     // Otherwise report by stdout
     process.stdout.write(formatResult(data));