diff --git a/compiler/cli/bin/kotlinc-js.bat b/compiler/cli/bin/kotlinc-js.bat
index 94f88d39908..1e10d6b228d 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/bin/kotlinc-js.bat
+++ b/compiler/cli/bin/kotlinc-js.bat
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if "%_PROFILE_PRELOADER%"=="time" (
     org.jetbrains.jet.preloading.Preloader "%_KOTLIN_HOME%\lib\kotlin-compiler.jar;%_KOTLIN_HOME%\lib\kotlin-runtime.jar" ^
     org.jetbrains.jet.cli.js.K2JSCompiler 4096 %_PROFILE_PRELOADER% %*
 )
-exit %ERRORLEVEL%
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
 goto end
 
 rem ##########################################################################
diff --git a/compiler/cli/bin/kotlinc-jvm.bat b/compiler/cli/bin/kotlinc-jvm.bat
index 0d7591e5490..b8c86a00438 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/bin/kotlinc-jvm.bat
+++ b/compiler/cli/bin/kotlinc-jvm.bat
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if "%_PROFILE_PRELOADER%"=="time" (
     org.jetbrains.jet.preloading.Preloader "%_KOTLIN_HOME%\lib\kotlin-compiler.jar;%_KOTLIN_HOME%\lib\kotlin-runtime.jar" ^
     org.jetbrains.jet.cli.jvm.K2JVMCompiler 4096 %_PROFILE_PRELOADER% %*
 )
-exit %ERRORLEVEL%
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
 goto end
 
 rem ##########################################################################