diff --git a/lib/common/asar.js b/lib/common/asar.js
index fcb26ba97b7..40fdec9494e 100644
--- a/lib/common/asar.js
+++ b/lib/common/asar.js
@@ -675,9 +675,11 @@
       childProcess[functionName] = function () {
         const processNoAsarOriginalValue = process.noAsar
         process.noAsar = true
-        const result = old.apply(this, arguments)
-        process.noAsar = processNoAsarOriginalValue
-        return result
+        try {
+          return old.apply(this, arguments)
+        } finally {
+          process.noAsar = processNoAsarOriginalValue
+        }
       }
     })