diff --git a/man2/getrlimit.2 b/man2/getrlimit.2
index 414fb2586..2ee56ae24 100644
--- a/man2/getrlimit.2
+++ b/man2/getrlimit.2
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     printf("New limits: soft=%lld; hard=%lld\\n",
             (long long) old.rlim_cur, (long long) old.rlim_max);
 
-    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 .fi
 .SH SEE ALSO