diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index da37eab4550069..1aa317c88f01f0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@ lint:
 	@echo "Linting is not available through the source tarball."
 	@echo "Use the git repo instead:" \
 		"$ git clone https://github.com/nodejs/node.git"
+	exit 1
 
 lint-ci: lint
 endif
diff --git a/vcbuild.bat b/vcbuild.bat
index 8c9658b7e3d9a5..41a82e1551af87 100644
--- a/vcbuild.bat
+++ b/vcbuild.bat
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ goto exit
 :no-lint
 echo Linting is not available through the source tarball.
 echo Use the git repo instead: $ git clone https://github.com/nodejs/node.git
-goto exit
+exit /b 1
 
 :create-msvs-files-failed
 echo Failed to create vc project files.