diff --git a/kpasswd/kpasswd.c b/kpasswd/kpasswd.c
index b11f68df2..5e37c367e 100644
--- a/kpasswd/kpasswd.c
+++ b/kpasswd/kpasswd.c
@@ -243,5 +243,5 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
     krb5_free_context (context);
-    return ret;
+    return exit_value;
 }