diff --git a/linker/linker_main.cpp b/linker/linker_main.cpp
index 9ed7505..7634465 100644
--- a/linker/linker_main.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker_main.cpp
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
                      "\"%s\": error: Android 5.0 and later only support "
                      "position-independent executables (-fPIE).\n",
                      g_argv[0]);
-    exit(0);
+    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
   }
 
   // Use LD_LIBRARY_PATH and LD_PRELOAD (but only if we aren't setuid/setgid).