diff --git a/build.js b/build.js
index f6d101c59..27781ec70 100755
--- a/build.js
+++ b/build.js
@@ -2364,7 +2364,10 @@
 
     /*------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-    // used to specify creating a custom build
+    // flag used to track if `outputPath` has been used by `callback`
+    var outputUsed = false;
+
+    // flag used to specify creating a custom build
     var isCustom = isLegacy || isMapped || isMobile || isModern || isStrict || isUnderscore ||
       /(?:category|exclude|exports|iife|include|minus|plus)=/.test(options) ||
       !_.isEqual(exportsOptions, exportsAll);
@@ -2384,8 +2387,12 @@
       }
       if (isDebug && isStdOut) {
         stdout.write(debugSource);
-        callback(debugSource);
-      } else if (!isStdOut) {
+        callback({
+          'source': debugSource
+        });
+      }
+      else if (!isStdOut) {
+        outputUsed = true;
         callback({
           'source': debugSource,
           'outputPath': outputPath || path.join(cwd, basename + '.js')
@@ -2394,7 +2401,7 @@
     }
     // begin the minification process
     if (!isDebug) {
-      if (outputPath && !isMinify) {
+      if (outputPath && outputUsed) {
         outputPath = path.join(path.dirname(outputPath), path.basename(outputPath, '.js') + '.min.js');
       } else if (!outputPath) {
         outputPath = path.join(cwd, basename + '.min.js');
diff --git a/test/test-build.js b/test/test-build.js
index e18887d26..60143b362 100644
--- a/test/test-build.js
+++ b/test/test-build.js
@@ -1030,7 +1030,8 @@
   (function() {
     var commands = [
       '-c',
-      '--stdout'
+      '-c -d',
+      '--stdout',
     ];
 
     commands.forEach(function(command, index) {
@@ -1043,7 +1044,7 @@
           written = string;
         };
 
-        build([command, 'exports=', 'include='], function(data) {
+        build(['exports=', 'include='].concat(command.split(' ')), function(data) {
           process.stdout.write = write;
           equal(written, data.source);
           equal(arguments.length, 1);