diff --git a/src/bin2pat/bin2pat.cpp b/src/bin2pat/bin2pat.cpp
index 41b38f1ce..886acab48 100644
--- a/src/bin2pat/bin2pat.cpp
+++ b/src/bin2pat/bin2pat.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int printErrorAndDie(
 {
 	std::cerr << "Error: " << message << ".\n";
 	printUsage(std::cerr);
-	return 1;
+	exit(1);
 }
 
 int needValue(