diff --git a/scripts/coccicheck b/scripts/coccicheck
index 9fedca611b7f..e04d328210ac 100755
--- a/scripts/coccicheck
+++ b/scripts/coccicheck
@@ -128,9 +128,10 @@ run_cmd_parmap() {
 	fi
 	echo $@ >>$DEBUG_FILE
 	$@ 2>>$DEBUG_FILE
-	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+	err=$?
+	if [[ $err -ne 0 ]]; then
 		echo "coccicheck failed"
-		exit $?
+		exit $err
 	fi
 }