diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/show/show.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/show/show.ts
index 4e48942fcdc686..4435f2808c3f3d 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/show/show.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/show/show.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { output } from 'nx/src/devkit-exports';
 import { NxJsonConfiguration, readNxJson } from '../../config/nx-json';
 import {
   ProjectGraph,
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ export async function showProjectsHandler(
       console.log(project);
     }
   }
+  await output.drain();
   process.exit(0);
 }