diff --git a/gunicorn/arbiter.py b/gunicorn/arbiter.py
index 646d684ef..686764e83 100644
--- a/gunicorn/arbiter.py
+++ b/gunicorn/arbiter.py
@@ -503,8 +503,8 @@ def murder_workers(self):
 
             if not worker.aborted:
                 self.log.critical("WORKER TIMEOUT (pid:%s)", pid)
-                worker.aborted = True
                 self.kill_worker(pid, signal.SIGABRT)
+                worker.aborted = True
             else:
                 self.kill_worker(pid, signal.SIGKILL)
 
diff --git a/gunicorn/workers/base.py b/gunicorn/workers/base.py
index 93c465c98..1cef731c1 100644
--- a/gunicorn/workers/base.py
+++ b/gunicorn/workers/base.py
@@ -199,8 +199,9 @@ def handle_quit(self, sig, frame):
         sys.exit(0)
 
     def handle_abort(self, sig, frame):
-        self.alive = False
         self.cfg.worker_abort(self)
+        self.alive = False
+        time.sleep(0.1)
         sys.exit(1)
 
     def handle_error(self, req, client, addr, exc):