diff --git a/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go b/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go
index db56e15cf9a..0ebb0270718 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
@@ -295,18 +294,6 @@ func (es *e2eService) startServer(cmd *healthCheckCommand) error {
 		cmd.Cmd.Stdout = outfile
 		cmd.Cmd.Stderr = outfile
 
-		// Killing the sudo command should kill the server as well.
-		attrs := &syscall.SysProcAttr{}
-		// Hack to set linux-only field without build tags.
-		deathSigField := reflect.ValueOf(attrs).Elem().FieldByName("Pdeathsig")
-		if deathSigField.IsValid() {
-			deathSigField.Set(reflect.ValueOf(syscall.SIGKILL))
-		} else {
-			cmdErrorChan <- fmt.Errorf("Failed to set Pdeathsig field (non-linux build)")
-			return
-		}
-		cmd.Cmd.SysProcAttr = attrs
-
 		// Run the command
 		err = cmd.Run()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -372,7 +359,10 @@ func (k *killCmd) Kill() error {
 	const timeout = 10 * time.Second
 	for _, signal := range []string{"-TERM", "-KILL"} {
 		glog.V(2).Infof("Killing process %d (%s) with %s", pid, name, signal)
-		_, err := exec.Command("sudo", "kill", signal, strconv.Itoa(pid)).Output()
+		cmd := exec.Command("sudo", "kill", signal, strconv.Itoa(pid))
+		// Run the 'kill' command in a separate process group so sudo doesn't ignore it
+		cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{Setpgid: true}
+		_, err := cmd.Output()
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.Errorf("Error signaling process %d (%s) with %s: %v", pid, name, signal, err)
 			continue