diff --git a/tools/node.js b/tools/node.js
index ecbf8d3eaf1..8cd3e4be428 100644
--- a/tools/node.js
+++ b/tools/node.js
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+// workaround for tty output truncation upon process.exit()
+[process.stdout, process.stderr].forEach(function(stream){
+    if (stream._handle && stream._handle.setBlocking)
+        stream._handle.setBlocking(true);
+});
+
 var path = require("path");
 var fs = require("fs");