diff --git a/collector/src/rustc-fake.rs b/collector/src/rustc-fake.rs
index b92d6c8a1..5c89d174f 100644
--- a/collector/src/rustc-fake.rs
+++ b/collector/src/rustc-fake.rs
@@ -467,8 +467,9 @@ fn process_self_profile_output(prof_out_dir: PathBuf, args: &[OsString]) {
 #[cfg(windows)]
 fn exec(cmd: &mut Command) {
     let cmd_d = format!("{:?}", cmd);
-    if let Err(e) = cmd.status() {
-        panic!("failed to execute `{}`: {}", cmd_d, e);
+    match cmd.status() {
+        Ok(status) => std::process::exit(status.code().unwrap_or(1)),
+        Err(e) => panic!("failed to spawn `{}`: {}", cmd_d, e),
     }
 }