diff --git a/lib/std/build/RunStep.zig b/lib/std/build/RunStep.zig
index 8a21c87f8ebd14ecd9f067c39cb4f157da5287ae..4d366c3cdb952b90f28bfdcda73790c0022947bc 100644
--- a/lib/std/build/RunStep.zig
+++ b/lib/std/build/RunStep.zig
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ fn make(step: *Step) !void {
                     printCmd(cwd, argv);
                 }
 
-                return error.UncleanExit;
+                return error.UnexpectedExitCode;
             }
         },
         else => {