diff --git a/modules/nextflow/src/main/groovy/nextflow/executor/LsfExecutor.groovy b/modules/nextflow/src/main/groovy/nextflow/executor/LsfExecutor.groovy
index d7e705a5e5..c95fbc3dde 100644
--- a/modules/nextflow/src/main/groovy/nextflow/executor/LsfExecutor.groovy
+++ b/modules/nextflow/src/main/groovy/nextflow/executor/LsfExecutor.groovy
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class LsfExecutor extends AbstractGridExecutor implements TaskArrayExecutor {
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected List<String> getKillCommand() { ['bkill'] }
+    protected List<String> getKillCommand() { ['bkill', '-d'] }
 
     @Override
     protected List<String> queueStatusCommand( queue ) {