diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php
index f25b2170a..817bcf4cd 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php
@@ -293,11 +293,10 @@ EOT
         // handler Ctrl+C for unix-like systems
         if (function_exists('pcntl_signal')) {
             declare(ticks = 100);
-            $isPcntlHandler = true;
             pcntl_signal(SIGINT, function() use ($directory) {
                 $fs = new Filesystem();
                 $fs->removeDirectory($directory);
-                exit();
+                exit(130);
             });
         }