diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 26574fc..4526b69 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ __prompt_git_status() {
       GIT_PROMPT_MARKER_SET=1
     }
     [[ -z "$GIT_PROMPT_MARKER_SET" ]] && [[ -n "$GIT_PROMPT_SHOW_UNSTAGED" ]] && {
-      timeout 2s git ls-files --modified --exclude-standard --directory --error-unmatch -- ':/*' >/dev/null 2>&1
+      timeout --signal=KILL 2s git ls-files --modified --exclude-standard --directory --error-unmatch -- ':/*' >/dev/null 2>&1
       ERR=$?
-      if (( ERR == 124 )); then
+      if (( ERR == 124 )) || (( ERR == 137 )); then
         GIT_PROMPT+=" _"
         GIT_PROMPT_MARKER_SET=1
       elif (( ERR == 0 )); then
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ __prompt_git_status() {
       GIT_PROMPT_MARKER_SET=1
     }
     [[ -z "$GIT_PROMPT_MARKER_SET" ]] && [[ -n "$GIT_PROMPT_SHOW_UNTRACKED" ]] && {
-      timeout 2s git ls-files git ls-files --others --exclude-standard --directory --error-unmatch -- ':/*' >/dev/null 2>&1
+      timeout --signal=KILL 2s git ls-files git ls-files --others --exclude-standard --directory --error-unmatch -- ':/*' >/dev/null 2>&1
       ERR=$?
-      if (( ERR == 124 )); then
+      if (( ERR == 124 )) || (( ERR == 137 )); then
         GIT_PROMPT+=" _"
         GIT_PROMPT_MARKER_SET=1
       elif (( ERR == 0 )); then