diff --git a/btrfsctl.c b/btrfsctl.c
index a524e337..92bdf39f 100644
--- a/btrfsctl.c
+++ b/btrfsctl.c
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 	}
 	printf("%s\n", BTRFS_BUILD_VERSION);
 	if (ret)
-		exit(0);
-	else
 		exit(1);
+
+	return 0;
 }