diff --git a/packages/jest-worker/package.json b/packages/jest-worker/package.json
index f6789815c3d6..39370ad97b66 100644
--- a/packages/jest-worker/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest-worker/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "types": "build/index.d.ts",
   "dependencies": {
+    "exit": "^0.1.2",
     "merge-stream": "^1.0.1",
     "supports-color": "^6.1.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/processChild.ts b/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/processChild.ts
index beb395af1a22..5bdc3647b63d 100644
--- a/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/processChild.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/processChild.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
+'use strict';
+
+import exit from 'exit';
+
 import {
   CHILD_MESSAGE_CALL,
   CHILD_MESSAGE_END,
@@ -106,7 +110,7 @@ function end(): void {
 }
 
 function exitProcess(): void {
-  process.exit(0);
+  exit(0);
 }
 
 function execMethod(method: string, args: Array<any>): void {