diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index fbb86b12ae77b4..eabee549a68b61 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -939,9 +939,8 @@ void Init(int* argc,
   }
 
   if (per_process::cli_options->print_v8_help) {
-    // Doesn't return.
     V8::SetFlagsFromString("--help", static_cast<size_t>(6));
-    UNREACHABLE();
+    exit(0);
   }
 
   *argc = argv_.size();
@@ -1003,13 +1002,16 @@ InitializationResult InitializeOncePerProcess(int argc, char** argv) {
   if (per_process::cli_options->print_bash_completion) {
     std::string completion = options_parser::GetBashCompletion();
     printf("%s\n", completion.c_str());
-    exit(0);
+    result.exit_code = 0;
+    result.early_return = true;
+    return result;
   }
 
   if (per_process::cli_options->print_v8_help) {
-    // Doesn't return.
     V8::SetFlagsFromString("--help", static_cast<size_t>(6));
-    UNREACHABLE();
+    result.exit_code = 0;
+    result.early_return = true;
+    return result;
   }
 
 #if HAVE_OPENSSL