diff --git a/tools/kconfig-frontends/frontends/mconf/mconf.c b/tools/kconfig-frontends/frontends/mconf/mconf.c
index f037e967de..23b19fe951 100644
--- a/tools/kconfig-frontends/frontends/mconf/mconf.c
+++ b/tools/kconfig-frontends/frontends/mconf/mconf.c
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
         conf_set_message_callback(NULL);
         av++; 
         res = handle_exit();
-        return 1;
+        return res;
      } 
 
     do {