diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmitDriverBootstrapper.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmitDriverBootstrapper.scala
index 38b5d8e173..a64170a47b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmitDriverBootstrapper.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmitDriverBootstrapper.scala
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ private[spark] object SparkSubmitDriverBootstrapper {
         process.destroy()
       }
     }
-    process.waitFor()
+    val returnCode = process.waitFor()
+    sys.exit(returnCode)
   }
 
 }