diff --git a/community/pueue/APKBUILD b/community/pueue/APKBUILD
index e2a753fea54..75ea80ef9b3 100644
--- a/community/pueue/APKBUILD
+++ b/community/pueue/APKBUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Jakub Jirutka <jakub@jirutka.cz>
 pkgname=pueue
 pkgver=4.0.4
-pkgrel=0
+pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Manage your shell commands"
 url="https://github.com/nukesor/pueue"
 arch="all"
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ subpackages="
 	$pkgname-fish-completion
 	$pkgname-zsh-completion
 	"
-source="https://github.com/Nukesor/pueue/archive/v$pkgver/pueue-$pkgver.tar.gz"
+source="https://github.com/Nukesor/pueue/archive/v$pkgver/pueue-$pkgver.tar.gz
+	process-helper-tests-ignore-zombies.patch
+	"
 options="net"
 
 prepare() {
@@ -32,28 +34,31 @@ build() {
 	done
 }
 
+# process_helper kill tests: see process-helper-tests-ignore-zombies.patch (no per-arch --skip).
+# loongarch64 / riscv64: flaky or race-sensitive integration tests on slow hardware.
 check() {
-	# kill tests fail in CI and builders due to PID 1 reaping behavior
-	local _skip_tests="--skip process_helper::unix::tests::test_normal_command_children_are_killed \
-			--skip process_helper::unix::tests::test_shell_command_children_are_killed \
-			--skip process_helper::unix::tests::test_shell_command_is_killed \
-			--skip process_helper::unix::tests::test_shell_command_is_killed_with_signal"
+	local _skip_tests=
 
 	case "$CARCH" in
 	loongarch64)
-		# flaky timeout/race-sensitive tests on slow hardware
 		_skip_tests="$_skip_tests \
 			--skip client::integration::wait::multiple_tasks \
 			--skip client::integration::wait::single_task_target_status \
 			--skip client::integration::wait::success_failure \
 			--skip client::integration::wait::success_success \
 			--skip client::integration::wait::target_status \
-			--skip daemon::integration::stashed::test_delayed_tasks"
+			--skip daemon::integration::callback::test_callback_variables \
+			--skip daemon::integration::start::test_start_stashed_tasks \
+			--skip daemon::integration::stashed::test_delayed_tasks \
+			--skip daemon::integration::restore::test_start_paused::case_2"
 		;;
 	riscv64)
-		# flaky timeout/race-sensitive tests on slow hardware
+		# flaky follow output / timing on slow hardware
 		_skip_tests="$_skip_tests \
-			--skip client::integration::follow::default::case_1"
+			--skip client::integration::follow::default::case_1 \
+			--skip client::integration::follow::default::case_2 \
+			--skip client::integration::follow::last_lines::case_1 \
+			--skip client::integration::follow::last_lines::case_2"
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -73,4 +78,5 @@ package() {
 
 sha512sums="
 fc79d9dd2acd8861e67a2a52ddf935c7e923b89899abbd487aa8f30b85a9272d56f94a92442380576850e9eacac0e71817e8a852565712f08e17e9921c523845  pueue-4.0.4.tar.gz
+8563b4db5eb234295c52b0db5e1ca8b76f89eb1bf9585efe13f00067ac6b8aaab7e004891a557d53b8f4703d7a734ef57c694955f1fa7492c1cdcfa9b5ff4bde  process-helper-tests-ignore-zombies.patch
 "
diff --git a/community/pueue/process-helper-tests-ignore-zombies.patch b/community/pueue/process-helper-tests-ignore-zombies.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..909c5935f75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/community/pueue/process-helper-tests-ignore-zombies.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+From: Alpine Linux packaging
+Subject: [PATCH] process_helper tests: ignore zombie PIDs in process group listing
+
+libproc may still return PIDs in the target process group after SIGKILL while
+those processes are zombies waiting to be reaped. procfs::Process::is_alive
+(and thus process_exists) excludes zombies, so filtering the libproc list
+matches the intent of the tests: no live stray processes.
+
+--- a/pueue/src/process_helper/unix.rs
++++ b/pueue/src/process_helper/unix.rs
+@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ mod tests {
+                 if !processes.iter().any(|pid| pid == &pgrp) && !process_is_gone(pgrp) {
+                     processes.push(pgrp)
+                 }
++                // Zombies remain visible to libproc until reaped; `process_exists` reflects
++                // /proc liveness and excludes defunct entries for stable post-kill checks.
++                processes.retain(|&pid| process_exists(pid));
+                 processes
+             }
+         }