diff --git a/mailman/bin/mailmanctl b/mailman/bin/mailmanctl
index 473c947..9abcca4 100644
--- a/mailman/bin/mailmanctl
+++ b/mailman/bin/mailmanctl
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def kill_watcher(sig):
         print >> sys.stderr, _('No child with pid: %(pid)s')
         print >> sys.stderr, e
         print >> sys.stderr, _('Stale pid file removed.')
-        os.unlink(mm_cfg.PIDFILE)
+    os.unlink(mm_cfg.PIDFILE)