diff --git a/packages/babel-compat-data/scripts/build-data.js b/packages/babel-compat-data/scripts/build-data.js
index 8d7a0d874fc9..a6eea1a9ec86 100644
--- a/packages/babel-compat-data/scripts/build-data.js
+++ b/packages/babel-compat-data/scripts/build-data.js
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ const generateData = (environments, features) => {
         "The newly generated plugin/built-in data does not match the current " +
           "files. Re-run `make build-compat-data`."
       );
-      process.exit(1);
+       process.exitCode = 1;
     }
   } else {
     fs.writeFileSync(dataPath, stringified);