diff --git a/src/ProcessInfo.cpp b/src/ProcessInfo.cpp
index 89bcbdac7..2844d9f57 100644
--- a/src/ProcessInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/ProcessInfo.cpp
@@ -329,9 +329,8 @@ NullProcessInfo::NullProcessInfo(int aPid, const QString& /*titleFormat*/)
 {
 }
 
-bool NullProcessInfo::readProcessInfo(int /*pid*/)
+void NullProcessInfo::readProcessInfo(int /*pid*/)
 {
-    return false;
 }
 
 bool NullProcessInfo::readCurrentDir(int /*pid*/)
@@ -350,18 +349,16 @@ UnixProcessInfo::UnixProcessInfo(int aPid, const QString& titleFormat)
     setUserNameRequired(titleFormat.contains(QLatin1String("%u")));
 }
 
-bool UnixProcessInfo::readProcessInfo(int aPid)
+void UnixProcessInfo::readProcessInfo(int aPid)
 {
     // prevent _arguments from growing longer and longer each time this
     // method is called.
     clearArguments();
 
-    bool ok = readProcInfo(aPid);
-    if (ok) {
-        ok |= readArguments(aPid);
-        ok |= readCurrentDir(aPid);
+    if (readProcInfo(aPid)) {
+        readArguments(aPid);
+        readCurrentDir(aPid);
     }
-    return ok;
 }
 
 void UnixProcessInfo::readUserName()
diff --git a/src/ProcessInfo.h b/src/ProcessInfo.h
index 08f1efff1..dbb0a5a53 100644
--- a/src/ProcessInfo.h
+++ b/src/ProcessInfo.h
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ protected:
      *
      * @param pid The process id of the process to read
      */
-    virtual bool readProcessInfo(int pid) = 0;
+    virtual void readProcessInfo(int pid) = 0;
 
     /**
      * Determine the current directory of the process.
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ public:
      */
     explicit NullProcessInfo(int pid, const QString& titleFormat);
 protected:
-    bool readProcessInfo(int pid) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+    void readProcessInfo(int pid) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     bool readCurrentDir(int pid) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     void readUserName(void) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 };
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ protected:
      * Implementation of ProcessInfo::readProcessInfo(); calls the
      * four private methods below in turn.
      */
-    bool readProcessInfo(int pid ) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+    void readProcessInfo(int pid ) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
     void readUserName(void) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;