He died of an heart attack, caused by an allergic reaction to an insecticide he was spraying in the yard of his Hidden Hills home. On August 5, 1992, Porcaro fell ill while doing the yard work and then went into full cardiac arrest. The paramedics managed to briefly revive him and he was taken by helicopter to Humana Hospital-West Hills in Canoga Park, Los Angeles. He was pronounced dead at 8:30 p.m. Porcaro is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles.