diff --git a/src/os/exec.go b/src/os/exec.go
index 030979b2..a80c4316 100644
--- a/src/os/exec.go
+++ b/src/os/exec.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package os
 
-import "syscall"
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"syscall"
+)
 
 type Signal interface {
 	String() string
@@ -24,6 +27,9 @@ type ProcAttr struct {
 	Sys   *syscall.SysProcAttr
 }
 
+// ErrProcessDone indicates a Process has finished.
+var ErrProcessDone = errors.New("os: process already finished")
+
 type ProcessState struct {
 }