diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 7ca129b..9d2c5ac 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -7290,7 +7290,7 @@
 		if (job == NULL)
 		    return (char_u *)"no process";
 		status = job->jv_status == JOB_FAILED ? "fail"
-				: job->jv_status == JOB_ENDED ? "dead"
+				: job->jv_status >= JOB_ENDED ? "dead"
 				: "run";
 # ifdef UNIX
 		vim_snprintf((char *)buf, NUMBUFLEN,