diff --git a/packages/babel-node/src/babel-node.js b/packages/babel-node/src/babel-node.js
index d143e4f756b4..6d6001f96c7e 100755
--- a/packages/babel-node/src/babel-node.js
+++ b/packages/babel-node/src/babel-node.js
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ getV8Flags(function(err, v8Flags) {
         }
       });
     });
-    process.on("SIGINT", () => {
-      proc.kill("SIGINT");
-      process.exit(1);
-    });
+    process.on("SIGINT", () => proc.kill("SIGINT"));
   }
 });