diff --git a/lib/common/asar.js b/lib/common/asar.js
index fcb26ba97b71..40fdec9494ee 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
+        }
       }
     })
 
diff --git a/spec/asar-spec.js b/spec/asar-spec.js
index 7d7f36e2fc0a..ae3a0ac06499 100644
--- a/spec/asar-spec.js
+++ b/spec/asar-spec.js
@@ -744,6 +744,14 @@ describe('asar package', function () {
           fs.readdirSync(asar)
         }, /ENOTDIR/)
       })
+
+      it('is reset to its original value when execSync throws an error', function () {
+        process.noAsar = false
+        assert.throws(function () {
+          ChildProcess.execSync(path.join(__dirname, 'does-not-exist.txt'))
+        })
+        assert.equal(process.noAsar, false)
+      })
     })
   })