diff --git a/lib/child_process.js b/lib/child_process.js
index ad8842e520c3be..5e37c81a1e0c33 100644
--- a/lib/child_process.js
+++ b/lib/child_process.js
@@ -191,9 +191,7 @@ exports.execFile = function(file /*, args, options, callback*/) {
       stderr = Buffer.concat(_stderr);
     }
 
-    if (ex) {
-      // Will be handled later
-    } else if (code === 0 && signal === null) {
+    if (!ex && code === 0 && signal === null) {
       callback(null, stdout, stderr);
       return;
     }