diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/os/ExternalProcess.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/os/ExternalProcess.java
index 1ea97ee496d35..4b311dec2fd7c 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/os/ExternalProcess.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/os/ExternalProcess.java
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ public void shutdown(Duration timeout) {
 
       try {
         if (process.waitFor(timeout.toMillis(), MILLISECONDS)) {
-          worker.join();
-          return;
+          worker.join(8000);
+          worker.interrupt();
         }
       } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
         Thread.interrupted();
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ public void shutdown(Duration timeout) {
 
     process.destroyForcibly();
     try {
-      worker.join();
+      worker.join(8000);
+      worker.interrupt();
     } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
       Thread.interrupted();
     }