diff --git a/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp b/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp
index 1aaec355c7a5..0f3d8fb0b4ef 100644
--- a/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ bool link(ArrayRef<const char *> Args, bool CanExitEarly, raw_ostream &Diag) {
   errorHandler().ErrorLimitExceededMsg =
       "too many errors emitted, stopping now"
       " (use /ERRORLIMIT:0 to see all errors)";
+  errorHandler().ExitEarly = CanExitEarly;
   Config = make<Configuration>();
   Config->Argv = {Args.begin(), Args.end()};
   Config->CanExitEarly = CanExitEarly;