diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Process/Process.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Process/Process.php
index 7c4e925004dbf..7e6a77af1f0a2 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Process/Process.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Process/Process.php
@@ -1289,8 +1289,24 @@ protected function updateStatus(bool $blocking): void
         }
 
         $this->processInformation = proc_get_status($this->process);
+
         $running = $this->processInformation['running'];
 
+        // In PHP < 8.3, "proc_get_status" only returns the correct exit status on the first call.
+        // Subsequent calls return -1 as the process is discarded. This workaround caches the first
+        // retrieved exit status for consistent results in later calls, mimicking PHP 8.3 behavior.
+        if (version_compare(\PHP_VERSION, '8.3.0', '<')) {
+            static $cachedExitCode = null;
+
+            if (null === $cachedExitCode && !$running && -1 !== $this->processInformation['exitcode']) {
+                $cachedExitCode = $this->processInformation['exitcode'];
+            }
+
+            if (null !== $cachedExitCode && !$running && -1 === $this->processInformation['exitcode']) {
+                $this->processInformation['exitcode'] = $cachedExitCode;
+            }
+        }
+
         $this->readPipes($running && $blocking, '\\' !== \DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR || !$running);
 
         if ($this->fallbackStatus && $this->isSigchildEnabled()) {