diff --git a/packages/jest-worker/package.json b/packages/jest-worker/package.json
index 5506a0d7160e..b15ecce51a7c 100644
--- a/packages/jest-worker/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest-worker/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "dependencies": {
+    "exit": "^0.1.2",
     "merge-stream": "^1.0.1"
   },
   "engines": {
diff --git a/packages/jest-worker/src/child.js b/packages/jest-worker/src/child.js
index 94b02f109bb5..7f8cc4248bd7 100644
--- a/packages/jest-worker/src/child.js
+++ b/packages/jest-worker/src/child.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+import exit from 'exit';
+
 import {
   CHILD_MESSAGE_CALL,
   CHILD_MESSAGE_END,
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ function end(): void {
 }
 
 function exitProcess(): void {
-  process.exit(0);
+  exit(0);
 }
 
 function execMethod(method: string, args: $ReadOnlyArray<any>): void {