diff --git a/kuser/kinit.c b/kuser/kinit.c
index 16025768f..6390d5b4a 100644
--- a/kuser/kinit.c
+++ b/kuser/kinit.c
@@ -13,24 +13,17 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   krb5_preauthtype pre_auth[] = {KRB5_PADATA_ENC_TIMESTAMP};
 
   err = krb5_init_context (&context);
-  if (err){
-      fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", krb5_get_err_text(context, err));;
-      abort();
-  }				  
+  if (err)
+      errx (1, "%s", krb5_get_err_text(context, err));
   
   err = krb5_cc_default (context, &ccache);
-  if (err){
-      fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", krb5_get_err_text(context, err));;
-      abort();
-  }				  
-
+  if (err)
+      errx (1, "%s", krb5_get_err_text(context, err));
   
   if(argv[1]){
       err = krb5_parse_name (context, argv[1], &principal);
-      if (err){
-	  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", krb5_get_err_text(context, err));;
-	  abort();
-      }				  
+      if (err)
+	  errx (1, "%s", krb5_get_err_text(context, err));
       
   }else{
       char *realm;
@@ -44,10 +37,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   }
 
   err = krb5_cc_initialize (context, ccache, principal);
-  if (err){
-      fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", krb5_get_err_text(context, err));;
-      abort();
-  }				  
+  if (err)
+      errx (1, "%s", krb5_get_err_text(context, err));
 
   cred.client = principal;
   cred.times.endtime = 0;
@@ -61,10 +52,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 				  principal->realm.length, 
 				  principal->realm.data,
 				  NULL);
-  if (err){
-      fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", krb5_get_err_text(context, err));;
-      abort();
-  }				  
+  if (err)
+      errx (1, "%s", krb5_get_err_text(context, err));
   cred.server->type = KRB5_NT_SRV_INST;
 
   err = krb5_get_in_tkt_with_password (context,
@@ -76,10 +65,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 				       ccache,
 				       &cred,
 				       NULL);
-  if (err){
-      fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", krb5_get_err_text(context, err));;
-      abort();
-  }				  
+  if (err)
+      errx (1, "%s", krb5_get_err_text(context, err));
   
   krb5_free_context (context);
   return 0;