diff --git a/Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py b/Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py
index 7f31ec2..04238a7 100644
--- a/Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py
+++ b/Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
 from concurrent.futures import _base
 import queue
 import multiprocessing
-from multiprocessing.queues import SimpleQueue, SentinelReady, Full
+from multiprocessing.queues import SimpleQueue, Full
+from multiprocessing.connection import wait
 import threading
 import weakref
 
@@ -212,6 +213,8 @@
         for p in processes.values():
             p.join()
 
+    reader = result_queue._reader
+
     while True:
         _add_call_item_to_queue(pending_work_items,
                                 work_ids_queue,
@@ -219,9 +222,10 @@
 
         sentinels = [p.sentinel for p in processes.values()]
         assert sentinels
-        try:
-            result_item = result_queue.get(sentinels=sentinels)
-        except SentinelReady:
+        ready = wait([reader] + sentinels)
+        if reader in ready:
+            result_item = reader.recv()
+        else:
             # Mark the process pool broken so that submits fail right now.
             executor = executor_reference()
             if executor is not None: