diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 5252115f2919..dd43fc90c82c 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -980,9 +980,6 @@ def fork_new_process_for_each_test(func: Callable[_P, None]) -> Callable[_P, Non
 
     @functools.wraps(func)
     def wrapper(*args: _P.args, **kwargs: _P.kwargs) -> None:
-        # Make the process the leader of its own process group
-        # to avoid sending SIGTERM to the parent process
-        os.setpgrp()
         from _pytest.outcomes import Skipped
 
         # Create a unique temporary file to store exception info from child
@@ -1002,6 +999,9 @@ def wrapper(*args: _P.args, **kwargs: _P.kwargs) -> None:
             pid = os.fork()
             print(f"Fork a new process to run a test {pid}")
             if pid == 0:
+                # Make the child process the leader of its own process group
+                # to avoid sending SIGTERM to the parent process
+                os.setpgrp()
                 # Parent process responsible for deleting, don't delete
                 # in child.
                 delete_after.pop_all()
@@ -1041,14 +1041,12 @@ def wrapper(*args: _P.args, **kwargs: _P.kwargs) -> None:
                 else:
                     os._exit(0)
             else:
-                pgid = os.getpgid(pid)
+                # After setpgrp(), the child's pgid equals its pid
+                pgid = pid
                 _pid, _exitcode = os.waitpid(pid, 0)
-                # ignore SIGTERM signal itself
-                old_signal_handler = signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIG_IGN)
-                # kill all child processes
-                os.killpg(pgid, signal.SIGTERM)
-                # restore the signal handler
-                signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, old_signal_handler)
+                # kill all child processes - but they may already have exited cleanly
+                with contextlib.suppress(ProcessLookupError):
+                    os.killpg(pgid, signal.SIGTERM)
                 if _exitcode != 0:
                     # Try to read the exception from the child process
                     exc_info = {}