diff --git a/src/ipc/interfaces.cpp b/src/ipc/interfaces.cpp
index 71f1f4ee499..73a616bfb95 100644
--- a/src/ipc/interfaces.cpp
+++ b/src/ipc/interfaces.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public:
     }
     std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Init> spawnProcess(const char* new_exe_name) override
     {
-        int pid;
+        mp::ProcessId pid;
         int fd = m_process->spawn(new_exe_name, m_process_argv0, pid);
         LogDebug(::BCLog::IPC, "Process %s pid %i launched\n", new_exe_name, pid);
         auto init = m_protocol->connect(fd);
diff --git a/src/ipc/process.cpp b/src/ipc/process.cpp
index dcde50e220a..ec658a9af26 100644
--- a/src/ipc/process.cpp
+++ b/src/ipc/process.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace {
 class ProcessImpl : public Process
 {
 public:
-    int spawn(const std::string& new_exe_name, const fs::path& argv0_path, int& pid) override
+    int spawn(const std::string& new_exe_name, const fs::path& argv0_path, mp::ProcessId& pid) override
     {
         return mp::SpawnProcess(pid, [&](int fd) {
             fs::path path = argv0_path;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
             return std::vector<std::string>{fs::PathToString(path), "-ipcfd", strprintf("%i", fd)};
         });
     }
-    int waitSpawned(int pid) override { return mp::WaitProcess(pid); }
+    int waitSpawned(mp::ProcessId pid) override { return mp::WaitProcess(pid); }
     bool checkSpawned(int argc, char* argv[], int& fd) override
     {
         // If this process was not started with a single -ipcfd argument, it is
diff --git a/src/ipc/process.h b/src/ipc/process.h
index 67c69593abd..13a004d7ca3 100644
--- a/src/ipc/process.h
+++ b/src/ipc/process.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <util/fs.h>
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <ipc/util.h>
 #include <string>
 
 namespace ipc {
@@ -25,10 +26,10 @@ public:
 
     //! Spawn process and return socket file descriptor for communicating with
     //! it.
-    virtual int spawn(const std::string& new_exe_name, const fs::path& argv0_path, int& pid) = 0;
+    virtual int spawn(const std::string& new_exe_name, const fs::path& argv0_path, mp::ProcessId& pid) = 0;
 
     //! Wait for spawned process to exit and return its exit code.
-    virtual int waitSpawned(int pid) = 0;
+    virtual int waitSpawned(mp::ProcessId pid) = 0;
 
     //! Parse command line and determine if current process is a spawned child
     //! process. If so, return true and a file descriptor for communicating
diff --git a/src/ipc/util.h b/src/ipc/util.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..58912a8575d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ipc/util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright (c) The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef BITCOIN_IPC_UTIL_H
+#define BITCOIN_IPC_UTIL_H
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <mp/util.h>
+#include <mp/version.h>
+
+namespace mp {
+// Definitions that can be deleted when libmultiprocess subtree is updated to
+// v14. Having these allows Bitcoin Core changes to be decoupled from
+// libmultiprocess changes so they don't have to be reviewed in a single PR.
+#if MP_MAJOR_VERSION < 14
+using ProcessId = int;
+#endif
+} // namespace mp
+
+#endif // BITCOIN_IPC_UTIL_H