diff --git a/man4/vcs.4 b/man4/vcs.4
index bc9208ee1..107bcb76e 100644
--- a/man4/vcs.4
+++ b/man4/vcs.4
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ main(void)
     fd = open(device, O_RDWR);
     if (fd < 0) {
         perror(device);
-        exit(1);
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
     (void) read(fd, &scrn, 4);
     (void) lseek(fd, 4 + 2*(scrn.y*scrn.cols + scrn.x), 0);