diff --git a/build.js b/build.js
index 09268fd91..0631e3ef5 100755
--- a/build.js
+++ b/build.js
@@ -3183,11 +3183,10 @@
             data.source = addCommandsToHeader(data.source, options);
           }
           if (isStdOut) {
+            delete data.outputPath;
             stdout.write(data.source);
-            callback(data);
-          } else {
-            callback(data);
           }
+          callback(data);
         }
       });
     }
diff --git a/test/test-build.js b/test/test-build.js
index 36abc0496..f572d3158 100644
--- a/test/test-build.js
+++ b/test/test-build.js
@@ -1387,6 +1387,8 @@
 
         build(['exports=', 'include='].concat(command.split(' ')), function(data) {
           process.stdout.write = write;
+
+          strictEqual('outputPath' in data, false);
           equal(written, data.source);
           equal(arguments.length, 1);
           start();