1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/cp.c b/src/cp.c
index 676e2fbaa..36a66e059 100644
--- a/src/cp.c
+++ b/src/cp.c
@@ -968,7 +968,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 #ifdef S_ISLNK
 	  x.symbolic_link = 1;
 #else
-	  error (1, 0, _("symbolic links are not supported on this system"));
+	  error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0,
+		 _("symbolic links are not supported on this system"));
 #endif
 	  break;