1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/basename.c b/src/basename.c
index 952153994..9bd54d5f3 100644
--- a/src/basename.c
+++ b/src/basename.c
@@ -185,5 +185,5 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     perform_basename (argv[optind],
                       optind + 2 == argc ? argv[optind + 1] : NULL, use_nuls);
 
-  exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
+  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }