diff --git a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/Compiler.js b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/Compiler.js
index 0479354a624..fefb72e3178 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/Compiler.js
+++ b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/Compiler.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Compiler {
             logger.error(err.stack || err);
             process.exit(1); // eslint-disable-line
         }
-        if (!outputOptions.watch && (stats.hasErrors() || stats.hasWarnings())) {
+        if (!outputOptions.watch && stats.hasErrors()) {
             process.exitCode = 1;
         }
         if (outputOptions.json === true) {
diff --git a/test/loader/warning-test/loader-warning.test.js b/test/loader/warning-test/loader-warning.test.js
index 106e6afb8b0..ce69e697f09 100644
--- a/test/loader/warning-test/loader-warning.test.js
+++ b/test/loader/warning-test/loader-warning.test.js
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ describe('loader warning test', () => {
 
         expect(stdout).toContain('[1 warning]');
         expect(stdout).toContain('This is a warning');
-        expect(exitCode).not.toEqual(0);
+        expect(exitCode).toEqual(0);
     });
 });