diff --git a/libvo/vo_syncfb.c b/libvo/vo_syncfb.c
index 38d6487b54..d4f209de66 100644
--- a/libvo/vo_syncfb.c
+++ b/libvo/vo_syncfb.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static uint32_t init(uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t d_width, uint32_t
 		printf("using palette yuv422\n");
 	} else {
 		printf("no supported palette found\n");
-		exit(1);
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// config.src_palette= VIDEO_PALETTE_YUV422;
diff --git a/libvo/yuv2rgb.c b/libvo/yuv2rgb.c
index 7993d09720..21101e306f 100644
--- a/libvo/yuv2rgb.c
+++ b/libvo/yuv2rgb.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static void yuv2rgb_c_init (int bpp, int mode)
 
     default:
 	printf ("%ibpp not supported by yuv2rgb\n", bpp);
-	exit (1);
+	//exit (1);
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {