1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/kill.c b/src/kill.c
index 4ab86a48f..724667e0e 100644
--- a/src/kill.c
+++ b/src/kill.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
       usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
-  return (list
-          ? list_signals (table, optind < argc ? argv + optind : NULL)
-          : send_signals (signum, argv + optind));
+  exit (list
+        ? list_signals (table, optind < argc ? argv + optind : NULL)
+        : send_signals (signum, argv + optind));
 }