diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-service/lib/commands/serve.js b/packages/@vue/cli-service/lib/commands/serve.js
index 5bbedb350c..4c1cfcb0b8 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-service/lib/commands/serve.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-service/lib/commands/serve.js
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ module.exports = (api, options) => {
 
     // fix: webpack-dev-server doesn't exit on Ctrl+C
     ;['SIGINT', 'SIGTERM'].forEach(signal => {
-      process.on(signal, () => exitProcess)
+      process.on(signal, exitProcess)
     })
 
     if (args.stdin) {