diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingSniff.php b/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingSniff.php
index c69b0b6433..fd4bf44fcc 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingSniff.php
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingSniff.php
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public function register()
         $this->nonOperandTokens += [
             T_RETURN => T_RETURN,
             T_ECHO   => T_ECHO,
+            T_EXIT   => T_EXIT,
             T_PRINT  => T_PRINT,
             T_YIELD  => T_YIELD,
         ];
diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc
index 8d0efb3246..dead30680a 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc
@@ -463,5 +463,7 @@ $a = [$a, - $b];
 $a = $a[- $b];
 $a = $a ? - $b : - $b;
 
+exit -1;
+
 /* Intentional parse error. This has to be the last test in the file. */
 $a = 10 +
diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc.fixed b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc.fixed
index a03b642003..1179b4e3a2 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc.fixed
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc.fixed
@@ -457,5 +457,7 @@ $a = [$a, - $b];
 $a = $a[- $b];
 $a = $a ? - $b : - $b;
 
+exit -1;
+
 /* Intentional parse error. This has to be the last test in the file. */
 $a = 10 +