diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/dependencies.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/dependencies.ts
index cb6bc509e1..51e692f84c 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/dependencies.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/dependencies.ts
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ export async function installDependenciesLinux(targets: Set<DependencyGroup>, dr
   if (elevatedPermissions)
     console.log('Switching to root user to install dependencies...'); // eslint-disable-line no-console
   const child = childProcess.spawn(command, args, { stdio: 'inherit' });
-  await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    child.on('exit', resolve);
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    child.on('exit', (code: number) => code === 0 ? resolve() : reject(new Error(`Installation process exited with code: ${code}`)));
     child.on('error', reject);
   });
 }