diff --git a/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp b/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp
index 447852d..b69103c 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp
+++ b/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@
     if (sys_supports_timerslack) {
         auto file = StringPrintf("/proc/%d/timerslack_ns", tid);
         if (!WriteStringToFile(std::to_string(slack_), file)) {
+            if (errno == ENOENT) {
+                // This happens when process is already dead
+                return true;
+            }
             PLOG(ERROR) << "set_timerslack_ns write failed";
         }
     }