diff --git a/compiler/cli/bin/kotlinc-js.bat b/compiler/cli/bin/kotlinc-js.bat
index 12444104dc2..d0b1ade7913 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/bin/kotlinc-js.bat
+++ b/compiler/cli/bin/kotlinc-js.bat
@@ -42,6 +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 /B %ERRORLEVEL%
 goto end
 
 rem ##########################################################################
diff --git a/compiler/cli/bin/kotlinc-jvm.bat b/compiler/cli/bin/kotlinc-jvm.bat
index 9e9e61ce6df..80d1cc598ef 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/bin/kotlinc-jvm.bat
+++ b/compiler/cli/bin/kotlinc-jvm.bat
@@ -42,6 +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 /B %ERRORLEVEL%
 goto end
 
 rem ##########################################################################