diff --git a/src/hostname/hostnamectl.c b/src/hostname/hostnamectl.c
index 1026e195d..b3ce8510b 100644
--- a/src/hostname/hostnamectl.c
+++ b/src/hostname/hostnamectl.c
@@ -536,5 +536,5 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         r = hostnamectl_main(bus, argc, argv);
 
 finish:
-        return r < 0 ? EXIT_FAILURE : r;
+        return r < 0 ? EXIT_FAILURE : EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }